There are #100kOpportunities in Chicago!

Grammy award winning artist Common addresses the crowd at the Inspirational Forum during the Opportunity Fair and Forum in Chicago.

Yesterday, we were part of the launch event here in Chicago for the #100kOpportunities initiative. Community-based organizations, philanthropic foundations, and more than 30 companies delivered immediate impact by interviewing and extending 600 on-the-spot job offers. Honored guests included the US Secretary of Education, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Common, T.I., Usher, and more. For more details, see today’s press release here.

We’ve gathered some of the top tweets from the event below:

We're excited to help bring #100kOpportunities to #Chicago at today's opportunity fair! pic.twitter.com/sRHRKFFwmT

— Microsoft Chicago (@MSFTChicago) August 13, 2015

At #100kOpportunities, and we ran into @MSFTChicago employees talking about #YouthSpark! pic.twitter.com/CuZ6HGcr2f

— City Year Chicago (@CityYearChicago) August 13, 2015

Wonderful turnout #YouthSpark partners @CityYearChicago @YearUpChicago #100kOpportunities #Chicago @MSFTChicago pic.twitter.com/4GyTThmo4m

— shelley stern grach (@shelleystern) August 13, 2015

We gained 19 partners today! What an amazing crew too! @MinnTEAsota #teavanaparter #100kOpportunities @OlgaBiletska pic.twitter.com/4mhgyFQqev

— Jessica Puffer (@cearnsmae) August 14, 2015

https://twitter.com/LaTanyaU/status/632007926178189313

By expanding access to job skills & training, #100KOpportunities can put today's youth on a path to financial success pic.twitter.com/b9hH6ablOO

— Dawn Kelly (@prmaven17) August 14, 2015

It was a great surprise running into @usedgov Secretary @arneduncan at #100kOpportunities! Thanks for speaking w/ us! pic.twitter.com/Pu21i0LCbI

— City Year Chicago (@CityYearChicago) August 14, 2015

Interviews, hiring, and opportunity for 4,000 youth mark the arrival of #100KOpportunities in #Chicago. #YouthSpark pic.twitter.com/qkwxmkmIgP

— MSFT Philanthropies (@msphilanthropic) August 13, 2015

Tnx @ChicagosMayor @SchultzFamilyFd @arneduncan for a gr8 #100kOpportunities event to engage our youth! pic.twitter.com/QMHDyFMBh6

— One Million Degrees (@1MillionDegrees) August 14, 2015

Missed the #100kOpportunities Fair? It was awesome! Check out this clip from @WGNNews http://t.co/Onla0G42yc #jobsforyouth

— Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago (@BGCChi) August 14, 2015

Year Up Chicago #alumni participated in the #100KOpportunities Initiative CEO Roundtable & met @common! #OppDivide pic.twitter.com/LNv3cuSCwG

— Year Up Chicago (@YearUpChicago) August 14, 2015

.@Common & @Tip support #100kopportunities. Together with @Starbucks they're working to help employ Chicago youth. http://t.co/jiuujCiLXw

— CAA Foundation (@caafoundation) August 14, 2015

Building #100kOpportunities in #Chicago — proud to have @ChicagosMayor @RahmEmanuel join us on this exciting venture! pic.twitter.com/aD2XuFeDxP

— Microsoft Chicago (@MSFTChicago) August 13, 2015

You can see our very own Marquisha at 1:25! http://t.co/L7TOTbBPpQ #100kopportunities #success #startsomewhere #pathwayoutofpoverty

— New Moms (@newmomschicago) August 14, 2015

5.6M #millennials are unemployed & want to make a difference with their skills, these leaders are putting them to work #100kopportunities

— Carol J. Carter (@CarolJCarter) August 14, 2015

@THCChicago & @dancetanj were incredible at #100kopportunities.
From Chicago to the White House, I love seeing them! pic.twitter.com/NpviuD9Tra

— Paul Kendrick (@PaulKendrick84) August 14, 2015

Don't let your drive for excellence end w/ one event. Remember what @myleik said: STAY FOCUSED! #100kOpportunities ???? pic.twitter.com/jokNKz63H6

— MPowerMovement (@mpower_movement) August 14, 2015

Attended a great event yesterday! #100KOpportunities #Chicago #Youth #Development #Jobs pic.twitter.com/dlAc85q1Xm

— Employment Suite (@EmploymentSuite) August 14, 2015

#CGF Students with our new Dir. of Programs & Admin, Shanita LeFlore, at #100kopportunities yesterday#startsomewhere pic.twitter.com/S0yfz7Mvrk

— CommonGroundFND (@CommonGroundFND) August 14, 2015

Loved spending time at #100kOpportunities Initiative in Chicago. Private sector committed to hiring 600 young people! http://t.co/0KhpUgge4n

— John King (@SecretaryKing44) August 13, 2015

To learn more about Microsoft’s commitment to youth and education, visit our YouthSpark Hub or follow us on twitter at @msftcitizenship.