Program Overview
In this special hour-long edition of Chicago Newsroom 2.0, host Andy Zopp takes a comprehensive look at youth safety and engagement across Chicago. The episode opens with one-on-one conversations featuring Women Employed’s Cherita Ellens and Mary Kay Divine on their upcoming Working Lunch event, followed by A Better Chicago CEO Beth Swanson discussing the findings from the State of Our Youth report. In the first roundtable, leaders from BUILD, Inc., Erie Neighborhood House, Together Chicago, and Youth Guidance share the impactful work their organizations are doing to support youth on the ground. In the final roundtable, former CPS Chief of Safety and Security Jadine Chou and Justice Advisory Council Executive Director Avik Das discuss how government and community partners can better coordinate to scale and sustain resources for young people citywide.