Mayor Rahm Emanuel said more than 32,000 summer jobs and internships will go to Chicago teens and young adults, ages 14-23, over the course of the summer at 2,000 work sites.
City officials said there will be a record number of jobs this summer, doubling the number of jobs from when the program first started in 2011.
CPD police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, who also attended the kick-off event, said the jobs program a key part of the city's public safety strategy.
For more information, or to apply for One Summer Chicago, visit www.onesummerchicago.org