Leadership Ladder: The Hook Up

The Hook Up is a mentoring and leadership development program operated by Near West Side Community Development Corporation. Classes will be a combination of virtual and in-person learning. During this session, participants will focus on career development in areas such as computer training, interpersonal skills, life skills development and identifying career goals, whether pursuing higher education, trade programs or another career that may interest you. Other areas of focus include securing your future with sessions covering financial literacy, banking, budgeting and investing. We will also spend time learning how to care for ourselves with discussions and skills training to help with our physical and emotional health and wellness. We use weekend outings two times per month as opportunities for mentorship and to process lessons we have learned during the week. Sessions will take place two evenings per week and every other Saturday. The goal of The Hook Up is to help you identify interest areas and future goals and give you the tools to go out and achieve them.