The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) on Thursday released its 2025 Summer Youth Impact Report, presenting the measurable impact of the City’s youth programming in strengthening communities through expanded youth employment opportunities, engaging youth enrichment programs, and programs centered on prevention and intervention for youth at risk. The report highlights the importance of investing in youth programs. The Mayor’s Protecting Chicago Budget includes sustainable funding for these programs through a Community Safety Surcharge. In total, young Chicagoans gained more than 2.84M hours of work experience and project-based learning and earned over $30.9M, or approximately $1,815 per 16-24-year-old in DFSS-funded programs. Annual funding provided by DFSS’s Youth Services Division supports more than 150 community-based organizations citywide that implement and administer DFSS’s youth programs which serve over 108,000 residents across Chicago. These programs include One Summer Chicago, the City’s youth employment program, which this summer employed 31,122 youth, providing them resume-boosting career experience and new professional connections, in addition to a paycheck. For more information, visit www.cityofchicago.org