One month in the past, Destiny Outreach launched its Desires & Destiny® Movie/TV Workforce Program – Leisure Business Apprenticeship Program. Since then, this system has positioned 21 apprentices ages 16 to 24 into union and non-union leisure jobs in Chicago. Starting in June, they’ve been chosen at CineCity Studios Chicago, Central Metropolis Productions’ Stellar Awards, CAN TV, Theater 47 and RGE Leisure/APC Theater.

The group’s founder, Hollywood/TV producer Danita E. Patterson, has coined the pipeline she’s created by means of her program as “Midwest Hollywood.”

“I had a imaginative and prescient and a dream many years in the past of impacting the subsequent era. On day one, seeing the faces of those 21 apprentices introduced me to tears as a result of my dream has come true full circle,” shared Patterson. 

As a part of this system’s 14-part course curriculum, apprentices met with the forged of Showtime’s “The Chi,” accrued 55 hours value of coaching, invited IATSE (Worldwide Alliance of Theatrical Stage Staff) native unions and management professionals for profession panels, set etiquette, crew constructing actions, which produced two same-day shorts.

This system will stretch till September 13, 2025. 

The wait listing for Destiny Outreach’s second Cohort, which is able to start November 2025 and proceed till March 2026 is already rising too.  

A showcase for this system will happen when on Saturday, July 19, 2025, Destiny Outreach hosts its DO! Media Day from 10:00 am to three:00 pm at Cine Metropolis Studios Chicago, 2429 W. 14th St. The occasion will embody a press convention beginning at 11:00 am, which is able to embody grantors, stakeholders and apprentice testimonials to speak in regards to the successes apprentices have skilled throughout their participation. All obtainable press are inspired to attend.

Future dreamers and apprentices eager about making use of for this Desires & Destiny® Workforce – Leisure Business Apprenticeship Program cohort also can look out for open registration and recruitment in October 2025.