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Pettis works with pediatric patients in University of Chicago Medicine's Violence Recovery Program, which identifies patients at risk of repeat injuries from violence and connects them to hospital and community-based services. 

Juan Gonzalez is incredibly proud of his Southeast Side community — and is just as proud of working to spark positive change there alongside others in the Youth Leadership Council (YLC) of the Alli...

For more than 20 years, Summer Links, a program now led by the University Community Service Center within the Office of Civic Engagement, has paired undergraduate students with internships at local community-based organizations like Black Star to explore social issues impacting the City of Chicago.

Joshua Polk, who lives in Bronzeville and attends Martin Luther King Jr. College Prep, spent six weeks supporting the UChicago Office for Military-Affiliated Communities as one of 10 Chicago high school students participating in the University’s new Youth Internship Program pilot this summer.

For six weeks, Dejiah Beatty, a rising junior at Kenwood Academy high school who lives in Chicago’s Fernwood neighborhood, had an opportunity to dive into scientific work she’s passionate about as an intern in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering as part of the new UChicago Youth Internship Program.

Woodlawn resident Jennifer Toliver felt mentally and professionally energized by a new humanities and professional skills-building course for community residents — with priority given to individuals with criminal records or involvement in the justice system — that covers themes like personal and group identity.