ForGirlsLikeMe Inc. is an Illinois nonprofit serving girls and young women ages 12–24 experiencing homelessness and housing instability — through housing, counseling, education, and career training. We're hiring across the organization.
34.5 FTE across our nonprofit programs. Every role works directly or indirectly with the girls and young women we serve.
Oversees day-to-day operations across programs — scheduling, facilities coordination, compliance tracking, and support for program directors so every team can focus on direct service.
Apply for this role →Manages daily shelter operations, supervises Housing Case Managers and Shelter Advocates, and ensures a safe, structured, and dignified environment for residents around the clock.
Apply for this role →Provides individualized case management to residents in two-shift coverage (6am–2pm and 2pm–8pm), building housing stability plans, connecting clients to services, and maintaining a 1:10 case ratio.
Apply for this role →Supports residents day-to-day — de-escalation, crisis response, daily living support, and building the trusting relationships that make case management possible.
Apply for this role →Leads the Learning Center's day-to-day operations for children ages 3–12, supervises Early Childhood Educators, and ensures a warm, safe, CCAP-aligned environment for the youngest members of our community.
Apply for this role →Delivers day-to-day early childhood education and care, building a nurturing classroom environment for the children of clients enrolled in our programs.
Apply for this role →Manages drop-in center operations, coordinates volunteers, oversees resource distribution (meals, hygiene supplies, clothing), and connects drop-in youth to case management services.
Apply for this role →Provides individual and group mental health counseling, conducts clinical assessments and crisis intervention, and develops personalized treatment plans in compliance with healthcare recordkeeping regulations.
Apply for this role →Helps clients build toward self-sufficiency through career coaching, identifying educational opportunities, facilitating job-readiness workshops, and building employer and vocational-school partnerships.
Apply for this role →We're a closed-loop ecosystem — housing, wellness, education, and career training working together for the same girls, over years, not just one program visit.
Built and led by someone with lived experience of the exact instability our clients face — this work is personal, not theoretical.
As FGLM grows toward an ~$8M program portfolio, so do the paths inside it — from direct service into program leadership.
Every role is trained and supported to work with young people who've faced real hardship — you won't be figuring it out alone.
Housing, Counseling, Learning Center, Academy, and Career Institute staff all work from the same mission and the same standard of respect.
Fill out the application below and attach your resume — or tell us you don't have one yet and we'll help you build it.
New team members complete a short online orientation — including required training — before their first day at FGLM.
Go to New Hire Orientation →