Teens are a tremendous community asset — their talents, their enthusiasm, their energy. JCC Chicago recognizes the importance of engaging our teens in positive and healthy ways and offers programs designed around their diverse needs and interests. Our teen-focused programs create time to connect, make new friends and hang out, learn leadership and life skills and give back to the community through a variety of activities. Teens from middle school through high school can find their niche and roll with it.
See what we’re up to by checking out our Instagram @jcc.chicagoteens.
Your mental health matters! Check out what the teens from our JCC Teen Mental Health Committee put together to help provide resources and content that is useful and meaningful to you.
Hang out with your friends at a space designed by teens, for teens. Study, play arcade games, and come to monthly watch parties, coffee house open mics and other special events.
The Revere is in the Marvin Lustbader Center at Bernard Weinger JCC in Northbrook
JCC Teens invites all 6th-12th graders to the Backyard Games.
Sunday, May 7
2-4pm
Bernard Weinger JCC in Northbrook
Hang out with your friends for an afternoon of yard games, high ropes course, food trucks, inflatables, a DJ, raffles, prizes, swag and more! This event is FREE and open to all teens.
Walk-in registration welcome
9th-12th grade Chicago-area Jewish teens can spend their spring break traveling through four states to visit five universities. Tour campuses by coach bus, meet with current students and faculty, and see what Jewish life looks like on each campus.
The RevereCome with your friends after school to play arcade games, hang out with your friends, do homework, and eat FREE food from the area’s best food trucks. The Revere is happening at Bernard Weinger JCC’s Lustbader Center in Northbrook.
JSCThese inclusive high school clubs help teens find a deeper connection to Jewish values and their community. By becoming a part of the JSC experience, teens can participate in year-round monthly club experiences: Community opportunities, Community Clubs, General Board, JSC Scholars, JSC-in-a-Box and Schools clubs.
Seed613Seed613 is a social innovation and entrepreneurship program for Female-identifying Jewish teens. The cohort identifies challenges in our community and then creates solutions to make a meaningful difference. Fellows meet 1-2 times per month to work with their mentor and their small group on their impact projects.
There’s something for everyone during the school year, whether you’re an athlete, sports fan or just want to hang out with other Jewish teens!
Jewish teens can discover their family’s history by taking a deep dive into genealogy through this new JCC Chicago program.
Chi Town Connection (CTC) is a year-round youth group for teens in 8th-11th grade and is connected to JCC Camp Chi, known nationally as one of the leading overnight camps in the country. Teens in CTC participate in social and recreational events, community service activities and leadership opportunities.
The perfect place to hang out with friends on Tuesday nights! 6-8th graders can drop-in for this FREE program at Bernard Horwich JCC
All Star Abilities is a peer-to-peer fitness program for teens with and without disabilities to strengthen their muscles and their friendships. Whether you join as a volunteer or as a participant – get ready to get fit and have fun!
JCC Maccabi Games3,000 Jewish teen athletes, ages 12-17 and representing communities from across the globe, come together for 1-2 weeks during the summer to experience the magic of JCC Maccabi, the world’s largest Jewish youth sports event.
The Outpost Village or Pacific Northwest Travel ExperienceOutdoor education and travel at its best from JCC Camp Chi! Hike, camp, cook over an open fire and experience living in nature through these two programs
Camp Chi Overnight Camp Camper & Staff ExperiencesJCC Camp Chi, known nationally as one of the leading overnight camps in the country, has been a summer home to generations of campers over the past 100 years. At camp in Lake Delton, WI, campers and staff unplug from their daily lives and connect to life-changing moments.
Apachi Day Camp Camper & Staff ExperiencesFriendships, fun, community and enjoying summer is what Apachi is all about! Learn leadership and life skills and/or become part of creating a special day camp experience for children 3 years – 7th grade.
