Expand SuccessLink for year-round, better-paid youth jobs
Expand SuccessLink with year-round jobs, more hours and higher wages, piloting changes to attract young people from vulnerable backgrounds who need income.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Expand SuccessLink for year-round, well-paying jobs for Boston youth.
Who it helps and why
Currently, city-funded youth jobs have a cap on hours, are not year-round, and do not pay as well as other jobs. Young people who rely on income from income for their families may choose other jobs instead of SuccessLink jobs that connect them with more professional development and career exploration. A pilot program to increase hours and wages could be used to see if young people from more vulnerable backgrounds participate more in the city jobs program.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 15, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Education, Youth & Families
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Youth jobs & fellowships
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Youth jobs & fellowships from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (88 matching)
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- Fund year-round youth jobsFund year-round youth jobs with placements at nonprofits, community groups and businesses so teens without employer connections can work, learn and earn.2026–27City-wide
- School-year youth jobs for ages 14-18Resident asks for a school-year youth jobs program through community organizations for ages 14-18, replacing cut funding, so working-class youth of color can earn income.2026–27City-wide
2025–26 (19 matching)
- Paid teen and underemployed civic work with union workersResident asks for contracts paying teens and underemployed residents, alongside union workers, to fill potholes and build green infrastructure, teaching skills and giving back.2025–26City-wide
- Cosmetology and beauty school for young peopleResident proposes a cosmetology school because many young people already do hair but are not licensed.2025–26City-wide
- Youth resume-building events and more teen jobsResident asks for more youth resume-building events and teen jobs to keep kids out of trouble and prepare them for the future.2025–26City-wide