Do For Self Community Development Corporation
Empowering Chicago’s Communities Through Training, Jobs, and Opportunity
About DO FOR SELF
Our Expertise
For over 30 years, Do For Self Community Development Corporation has been dedicated to creating opportunities through workforce development, skilled trades training, mentorship, and community empowerment. Our expertise comes from combining real-world experience with hands-on instruction to help individuals gain the tools needed for long-term success.
We specialize in carpentry training, painting, roofing, job readiness, leadership development, and entrepreneurship programs designed to prepare participants for today’s workforce and tomorrow’s opportunities. Through practical education, mentorship, and community partnerships, we help individuals build confidence, develop valuable skills, and create pathways toward stable careers and self-sufficiency.
At Do For Self, we believe true empowerment starts with knowledge, discipline, and opportunity.
Our Approach
Do For Self takes a hands-on approach to rebuilding communities through real skills, real training, and real opportunity. We focus on carpentry, painting, roofing, job readiness, entrepreneurship, and mentorship for adults who are ready to change their future.
Our mission is simple: teach people how to build, work, lead, and create a better life for themselves and their families. Through classroom instruction, hands-on training, community support, and business development, we help turn potential into purpose.
DO FOR SELF. BUILD SKILLS. BUILD CONFIDENCE. BUILD LEGACY
