JARC: Workplace Tour

Organization: An aging workforce, emerging new technologies, and continuing decline of trades in high schools and community colleges will result in an estimated two million unfilled manufacturing jobs in the U.S. over the next ten years. This is a tragedy when so many people struggle to pay the bills, find a living wage job, and support their families in places like Chicago. At Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC), we support healthy communities and economies by teaching low-income adults and workers the skills they need to earn a living wage. But we go beyond basic skills training. We also connect job seekers with good jobs in the manufacturing sector, and we foster the life skills that create a path out of poverty

Opportunity:

Visitors are invited to take a 20-30 minute guided tour of our facility, including both the shop floor and classroom areas. The tour offers a firsthand view of our Welding and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) operations. Tour participants will: Observe our working shop floor Visit our classroom facilities Participate in a brief hands-on training session Please note: While the general tour is open to all ages, only individuals 18 years or older may participate in the hands-on training portion.