As Lees grew older, the weight of this secret became harder to bear. In Lees late teens, when he received a draft notice ...

As Illinois faces high unemployment, a persistent skills gap and thousands of at-risk youth, Rockford delivers opportunity ...

President Donald Trump’s massive budget package working its way through Congress contains substantial shifts in Medicaid ...

Republicans are getting closer to the finish line in getting their tax and spending cut bill through Congress with a final House vote possible on Wednesday.

New software and web-based applications help speed up paperwork, make it easier to communicate with staff, and help disabled ...

“That is changing the whole path, this whole future trajectory,” said the program’s executive director, Amy O’Keefe. “And ...

Mike Leslie, 66, sits at a desk beneath the buzz of fluorescent office lights, his fingers hovering over his new laptop ...

The Jobs for America’s Graduates program, which serves thousands of Hoosier students, was eliminated as a line item in the ...

Some universities in Canada are offering Adulting 101 classes to teach students basic life skills like doing your taxes or changing a tyre. Should Australian schools be doing more?

The program at Bridges Adult Transition Center in north suburban Lincolnwood creates bright futures for students with developmental disabilities, helping them achieve independence. That has been ...

They also got to celebrate their new careers. The Project SEARCH program teaches, supports, trains, and helps secure employment for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Catanzaro said it has pushed more young adults to graduate high school or GED programs. The program had 215 participants as of March. The program doesn't include every former foster youth.