Alive Center and Nicor Gas hosting Aurora Trades Career Fair
Alive Center and Nicor Gas, in partnership with the city of Aurora, invite teens, young adults and community members to explore hands-on, living-wage career opportunities at the Aurora Trades Career Fair on Saturday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to noon at 13 S. Water St. in downtown Aurora.
The free event will connect attendees directly with local employers, unions and trade professionals representing utilities, plumbing, construction, union trades, apprenticeships and skilled labor.
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, learn more about training and apprenticeship pathways, and meet people currently building careers in these high-demand fields.
Nicor Gas, Miller Plumbing, Local Union 19 and additional local partners will be on-site to share insight into the wide range of opportunities available throughout the trades.
“This event is about helping young people and community members see possibilities they may not have been exposed to before,” said Amanda McMillen, executive director of Alive Center. “The trades offer meaningful, stable careers, and there is nothing quite like being able to meet the people doing that work, ask honest questions and begin connecting what you are good at with a path forward.”
The Aurora Trades Career Fair will also take place alongside the city of Aurora’s Touch-A-Truck event, giving attendees a chance to see vehicles, equipment and tools connected to these careers up close.
Alive Center’s mission is to create “Teen-Led, Teen-Driven” centers focused on empowering the youth of today to become confident, impassioned, resilient leaders of tomorrow. Creating access to real-world career exploration is one more way Alive Center helps teens build confidence, make connections and envision futures that fit who they are.
The Aurora Trades Career Fair is free and open to the public. For more information, visit alivecenter.org or follow Alive Center on social media.
About the Alive Center
The Alive Center offers free after-school drop-in hours, leadership opportunities, mentoring, STEM, preventative mental health programming, and community service initiatives. It gives teens a safe space to belong, discover their passions, and develop skills that prepare them for life.