Curated Bundles
What's a bundle?CPR/BLS + First Aid + Fingerprinting + CNA + Healthcare Career Navigation — enter healthcare with the full stack.
Food Handler + Food Manager + ServSafe Alcohol — full food-service stack.
PERC Assistance + Fingerprinting + Background Checks + Security Training — ready-to-hire security stack.
Business Formation + Capability Statements + Vendor Registration + Procurement Readiness + Government Contract Accelerator.
Housing + Public Benefits + Behavioral Health + Community Resource Referrals — stabilize first, build from there.
Career Navigation + Resume + Interview Prep + Workforce Readiness + Job Placement.
All Pathways
30 opportunities available
One-on-one navigation with a COD Case Manager — assess fit, sequence credentials, and connect to employer partners.
Resume writing, formatting, and ATS optimization with a COD Case Manager.
Mock interviews and interview-skill coaching tailored to your target role.
Direct connections to COD employer partners with warm handoffs and retention support.
Workplace expectations, soft-skill coaching, and retention support for new and returning workers.
Live Scan / FBI fingerprinting for licensing, employment, and certification requirements.
Pre-employment background screening and record review. When relief is available we connect you to it.
Help applying for and obtaining an Illinois Permanent Employee Registration Card (PERC) — required for security roles and many regulated occupations.
American Heart Association CPR / Basic Life Support certification. Required for healthcare, childcare, security, and many education roles.
AHA or Red Cross First Aid training. Pairs naturally with CPR/BLS for healthcare and childcare roles.
Illinois Food Handler certification required for any role handling unpackaged food.
Illinois Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification (FSSMC) — required at every IL food establishment.
BASSET-equivalent ServSafe Alcohol training — required for serving alcohol in Illinois venues.
Illinois 20-hour unarmed security officer training. Pathway to armed-security training where appropriate.
State-approved CNA training and certification with COD scholarship support and employer placement.
CNA + phlebotomy + EKG bundled into a Patient Care Technician credential.
Phlebotomy technician training and certification — entry to lab and clinical settings.
EKG / cardiac monitor technician training and certification.
CPC-eligible medical coding and billing training — remote-friendly healthcare career path.
Home care aide training and placement — community-based care with flexible scheduling.
Sequenced entry into Chicago healthcare with a Case Manager — pick the right credential and the right employer.
Help Chicago small businesses register, certify (MBE/WBE/DBE), and pursue City of Chicago, Cook County, State, and federal contracting opportunities.
LLC/Corp formation, EIN, IL business registration, BOI compliance, first-year operating support.
Bid-ready capability statement development for contracting opportunities.
Hands-on help registering with City, County, State, and federal vendor portals (SAM.gov, BIP, Cook County, IL.gov).
Pricing, compliance, and bid-submission coaching to win and deliver government contracts.
Eviction prevention, emergency rental assistance referral, voucher navigation, and stable-housing planning across Cook County.
SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, LIHEAP, WIC, and IL benefit-program enrollment and recertification support.
Warm referral to vetted behavioral health, substance-use, and family-counseling providers. COD does not provide clinical services directly.
Coordinated, warm referrals to trusted Chicago community partners across food, transportation, childcare, and family support.