Youth Job Center has partnered with Chicago Public Schools and Curie High School to support students from Chicago’s Southwest side in pursuing career success after high school, whether their path involves college, training programs, apprenticeships, and more, helping them develop the skills they need to obtain the career they want.

Youth Job Center’s Career Advisor at Curie High School, NuDonna Williams, works closely with students, school leaderships, teachers, and counselors to support young people in exploring potential career paths, helping them find the career opportunity that meets their needs, interests, skills, strengths, and passions.

NuDonna supports students at multiple grade levels, working with Freshmen and Seniors in the classroom during school days, Tuesday - Friday, leading them in intensive curriculum that has a long and successful history of working with youth from diverse backgrounds at all steps of the career pathway process, leading to the development of valuable executive functioning skills that help youth overcome challenges throughout their lifetime.

NuDonna’s availability:

• Monday - Once monthly for  Curie PLT Meeting 

• Tuesday - All day One-on-One Career Advising (3rd thru 9th Periods)

• Wednesday - Senior Seminar Classes (1st thru 6th Periods)

• Thursday - Freshman Seminar Classes & Career Advising (3rd thru 9th periods)

The range of topics covered by NuDonna in the Freshmen Seminar include:

• Introduction,

• Career Exploration, 

• Networking & Professionalism, 

• Intro to Resumes, 

• Job Search, 

• Fall & Spring Afterschool Matters Application