The center’s first floor is home to offices, classrooms, group meeting spaces and a state-of-the art manufacturing classroom/Maker Lab where instruction will be provided by the Jane Addams Resource Corporation and Richard J. Daley College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago. Courses offered in the lab will include blueprint reading, introduction to electrical circuitry, computer aided design and metrology – an important aspect of advanced manufacturing.
The second floor boasts the career center, ComEd computer lab and resource room, and a multi-purpose room with capacity for more than 100 people for hiring events or community gatherings.
“Interest in the center, both as a community meeting place and career center, is robust and the resource center is a pivotal part of the center’s resources,” said Karin M. Norington-Reaves, The Partnership CEO. “Whether utilized by a first-time job seeker or an age 50+ applicant returning to work or pivoting in a career, the resource room is a vital addition to the workforce development, and ultimately economic development, tools available to South Side residents.”