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  September 07, 2026 News and Events

  More Than a Game: How ASN Sports Create Pathways to Success

  Alternative Schools Network (ASN) sports leagues give students across Chicago opportunities to compete, connect, build confidence, and develop skills that extend far beyond the game.
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  August 18, 2026 ASN News

  Young Voices, Powerful Stories: Watch the YS3 Student PSA Announcements

  Students from Alternative Schools Network’s YS3 Program and Project 9 created original public service announcements that use storytelling, creativity, and film to raise awareness about issues that matter to young people and their communities. Click the link to watch their powerful work. 
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  Aug 05, 2026

  YS3 Film Festival 2026: Youth Voices. Real Stories. Bigger Futures.

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  The YS3 Film Festival 2026 showcases original short films created by Alternative Schools Network high school students involved with DCFS. Hosted at SoHo House Chicago, the festival celebrates youth storytelling,…
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  May 11, 2026

  $80 Million of State Funding Will Stop Youth Violence

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  CHICAGO – A report, A Normalized Crisis: Youth and Young Adult Joblessness and Disconnection in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and the U.S., 2019–2024” conducted by the UIC Great Cities Institute documents how…
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  May 15, 2025

  Youth Employment Data Brief - May 2025

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  Racial and Geographic Inequities in Youth and Young Adult Joblessness and Disconnection in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and the U.S. (2019-2023) In May 2024, Great Cities Institute (GCI) published a report on…
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  Mar 15, 2020

  Covid-19 Preparedness

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  As global concern about the current COVID-19 outbreak grows, we’re doing our best to keep everyone healthy and safe in the workplace while also minimizing the disruptions to our day-to-day operations. We’re closely…
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  Dec 02, 2019

  ASN Prep GED Program: HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

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  Out-of-School Youth Ages 17 to 24 Holiday Open House Party Thursday, December 19, 2019 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Northeastern Illinois University Center for Inner City Studies, 700 E. Oakwood Blvd – Lower Level (Near 39th…
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  Oct 08, 2019

  Youth Fair Hiring Event

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  Employers are hiring now for Fall and Winter, including Seasonal Holiday Jobs! Meet and Greet with Hiring Employers! Dress for an interview and bring several copies of your resume. Friday, October 25, 2019 between…
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  Jun 12, 2019

  2019 Graduations

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  Congratulations! ClAss of 2019 Congratulations on earning of your high school diploma! It has been a long haul for you, but we at the ASN are sure you will agree that it is all worth it in the end. You face a new…