Find Your Future - Employers


Find Your Future is an internship program for young adults cared for by the State of Illinois who are attending two- and four-year colleges
Students - eligibility requirements - application procedures - intern toolbox - calendar - FAQs Employers - benefits - expectations - application Kaleidoscope Home Page Contact: Abbie See Special Programs Coordinator 773-292-4027 Mail: Kaleidoscope, Inc. ATTN: Abbie See 1340 S. Damen Ave. Mezzanine Chicago, IL 60608-1190	What is FYF about? Who are the interns? What can employers expect? Why should I participate? How can I get involved? What is FYF about? Find Your Future selects and matches college students with Chicago-area and downstate employers for paid, full-time, 10-week internships lasting from early June through mid-August. The program, begun in 2005 as a joint venture between Kaleidoscope, DCFS and the Governor's Office, is now collaboratively run and sponsored by Kaleidoscope and DCFS and is made possible by donations from participating employers. Who are the interns? FYF interns come from the population of approximately 700 young adults that are cared for by the State of Illinois and who are attending two- and four-year colleges. As long as they fulfill their academic requirements, these students receive financial assistance and access to medical care from the state. What can employers expect? Kaleidoscope selects and interviews youth, sponsors a pre-internship training day, provides executive-level Kaleidoscope liaisons, offers networking events for the interns and hosts a post-internship evaluation session with the employer and intern. Why should I participate? As Illinois citizens, it is our social concern to share the responsibility of caring for young people who have depended upon the state for care because of situations of abuse or neglect. By welcoming an enthusiastic college student into your workplace, you are giving that student a rare and treasured opportunity to demonstrate his or her potential in a professional atmosphere while making accessible an environment where important relationships can be established and nurtured. How can I get involved? Get the help you need at your office AND change the life of a deserving young person this summer! Download and send the employer application located at the above-right to Abbie See, . Unable to hire an intern this year? Sponsor a student's not-for-profit internship or provide a skill-building workshop! For example: $375 provides one week of an internship at a not-for-profit $500 makes a skill-building workshop or etiquette training possible $3,750 gives one student a life-changing summer internship! Designate your gift to "Find Your Future" Contact us today to see how you and your organization can become involved with Find Your Future!	Download FYF Brochure (pdf) Employer Application (Word doc) "Our intern exceeded our expectations and was an asset to our team. She learned so quickly about our organization and was well-prepared to both serve and learn. This experience was mutually beneficial." -- Julia Capizza Mercy Home for Boys and Girls Great Thanks and Appreciation to Our Participating Employers Center for Child Welfare & Education Chicago Dept. of Public Health Chicago Dept. of Aging Chicago Park District Chicago Police Department Chicago Public Schools Children's Home Association City of Chicago Cable Works Cook County Juvenile Court Illinois Housing Development Authority Kaleidoscope, Inc. La Rabida Children's Hospital Laner, Muchin, Donbrow, Becker, Levin & Tominberg, Ltd. Lawrence Hall Youth Services Mercy Home for Boys & Girls Monsanto Company Northwestern Medical School Nuveen Investments Office of Budget & Management Office of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin Protestants for the Common Good Seyfarth & Shaw LLP Steans Family Foundation Streetwise Tribune Company University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital Voices for Illinois Children WGN-TV - Channel 9 Winston & Strawn LLP WTTW - Channel 11
Kaleidoscope, Inc. \| 1340 S. Damen Ave., Mezzanine, Chicago, Illinois 60608-1190