Politics & Government
Help Wanted: 600 Contact Tracing Jobs Available In Chicago
Around 600 jobs are available, and a special emphasis is being placed on potential testers residing on Chicago's South and West Sides.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago gets a $56 million dollar grant to enhance COVID-19 contact tracing efforts throughout the city. Around 600 jobs are available, and a special emphasis is being placed on potential testers residing on Chicago’s South and West Sides, areas that are seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The money is going to a collaborative effort through the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership), the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, NORC at the University of Chicago, Malcolm X College and Sinai Urban Health Institute. About 85% of the monies will go to community organizations working to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and to get contact tracers in the community.
