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This chart tracks workforce employment services including basic services, skills training and job placement per month for Chicago, between 2011 and 2016

Work is a word that we hear and use often. It’s the thing that we do to pay our bills, to feel productive and useful, or even just as a way of spending time. What does meaningful work look like for you?

When job seekers are marginalized, it can seem like all the job opportunities have dried up. Not everyone has good professional connections to help them find jobs, nor do they always have access to job-placement agencies, especially if they are low income or homeless.