Representatives from prominent corporate organizations – including Bank of America, Google and Northwestern Hospital – networked with 70 Chicago Housing Authority college students Wednesday to discuss career opportunities at the Take Flight Networking & Recruitment event at CHA offices. Sponsored annually by CHA nonprofit partner Springboard to Success (S2S), the event is a check-in designed to help CHA college students connect with those who provide internship and employment opportunities. More than a dozen corporate representatives spoke to students about their own careers and offered counsel in a panel discussion on how to stay afloat in the college world – financially and otherwise.  CHA also provided information on the S2S Scholarship, which opens its application period on Jan. 30, and reminded students of their free access to college counseling services provided by CHA’s Education Specialists.

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Photo 1: College students attending the annual CHA Take Flight Networking & Recruitment event smile at CHA headquarters Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023
Photo 2: Representatives from Presbyterian Homes welcome a college student to their table at the annual CHA Take Flight Networking & Recruitment event at CHA headquarters Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023.
Photo 3: CHA CEO Tracey Scott speaks to college students attending the annual CHA Take Flight Networking & Recruitment event at CHA headquarters Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023.
Photo 4: A college student prepares to take a professional headshot by photographer Mariah Karson at the annual CHA Take Flight Networking & Recruitment event at CHA headquarters Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023.
Photo Credit: Chicago Housing Authority