Karlyn is a Find Your Future alum and a teaching artist at our arts camps. Since sharing this beautiful poem with us a few years ago, her life has changed in amazing ways. At Stories that CONNECT on Thursday, May 2, she’ll share a new piece with us and let us know how her journey […]
Thank you to our friends at RELO Direct for connecting us with Corporate Relocation Council of Chicago. Executive Director Kathy Grzelak spoke at this event, which raised more than $4,000 for our services. We’re grateful for RELO Direct’s long-term partnership and support of many areas of our work!
Karlyn came to Kaleidoscope through our Find Your Future program, and we are honored to have been a part of her journey. Today, she is pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Social Work and Criminal Justice, and she continues to help youth at Kaleidoscope by volunteering with our Arts Camps, inspiring us all with her poetry […]
Congratulations to Rapheal on his new role at RELO Direct, Inc.! Rapheal gained professional experience through our Find Your Future (FYF) program, which matches current and former DCFS-involved youth with paid internships, job skills training and other development opportunities. As a FYF employment partner, RELO Direct got to see first-hand what an amazing communicator and […]
DCFS-involved youth ‘find their futures’ in Chicago’s business community Innovative program matches 24 youth with paid internships at leading companies CHICAGO – As many young people enjoy relaxing at the beach during Chicago’s summers, a special 24 young adults are being recognized for their outstanding commitment to professional development through the Find Your Future program. […]
We are now accepting applications for the 2017 Find Your Future program! Through this program, we match current and former foster youth who are attending college with 10-week paid summer internships and vocational training, plus resume workshops, mock interviews, team-building activities, community volunteering and a professional etiquette dinner. With these career opportunities, youth gain valuable […]
On August 16, we hosted the closing luncheon for our Summer 2016 Find Your Future program. We matched these 27 dedicated young people with summer internships through our incredible community partners. Our young people gained the work experience, professional skills and networks that only internships can provide, and they were grateful! Congratulations to our graduating […]
CHICAGO – (07/14/16) – RELO Direct® has begun its third year of partnership with Kaleidoscope, a non-profit child welfare agency that has been serving children and families impacted by abuse and neglect since 1973. RELO Direct® has supported the non-profit organization’s Find Your Future program, part of Kaleidoscope’s Transitional Living Services, since 2014 by extending […]
We are so proud to have our successful Find Your Future program serve as the model for Illinois Department of Children and Family Services’ new Building Futures program, which connects current and former foster youth with internships and vocational training. In the last year, we matched 25 young people with local businesses like Catalyst Ranch […]