by eam | Feb 23, 2024 | Featured News
AACF recently acquired an apartment building on a 17,000-square-foot lot a little over a mile from the Oak Park office to be used for an interim housing program to be launched in April this year. The building was a former hotel converted into ten apartments with one,...
by eam | Feb 6, 2024 | Jobseeker Insight
There’s hope for the job market in 2024. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), careers in education, healthcare, and hospitality are going strong, with education and healthcare making a 4.3 percent gain in jobs over the past year. Hospitality jobs...
by eam | Apr 26, 2023 | Jobseeker Insight
Why seek a paid internship? A paid internship is a great way for job seekers with barriers to employment to gain work experiences with room for growth. There are multiple reasons why a job seeker might be challenged to secure work, including low income, lack of...
by eam | Apr 19, 2023 | Featured News
April is National Poetry Month. In celebration of this important craft we ran a Black History Month Poetry Contest in February. Here is one of our favorites: Colors He walks through the streets with a smile on his face But inside he’s feeling the weight of the...
by eam | Apr 4, 2023 | Success Stories
“I always thought it was cool how different medicine helps people, and I always wanted to help people.” - Jasmine has always had an interest in medicine. She came to AACF last year through her Pharmacy Technician training program at PharmT Prep LLC when her instructor...
