The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) announced the launch of the One Summer Chicago (OSC) application portal. The City aims to connect an additional 4,000 young people to paid opportunities and life-skills development programs this summer. OSC is a youth employment program offered in partnership with local businesses, community organizations, and city agencies (departments, sister agencies and aldermanic offices) to provide young people ages 14-24 with paid work experiences for six weeks of the summer. In total, 24,300 young Chicagoans were hired last summer, completing 2.43 million hours of work experience while earning $33.9M in wages.  In 2024, the City aims to employ up to 28,000 young people across the city to work 15-20 hours per week for a total of six weeks. The Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) manages the program, with direct support from the Education, Youth and Human Services (EDYHS) team in the Mayor’s Office.  More information on One Summer Chicago (Chicagobility and Summer Youth Employment Program) is available at OneSummerChicago.org.