Year-round paid youth jobs and internships with equity criteria
Expand year-round good-wage jobs, paid internships and mentorship for youth, pay youth outreach workers to recruit, and use equity criteria so impacted youth can meet Boston's living costs.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
More good-paying (minimum wage) jobs and paid internships/mentorship/training programs for youth which run year-round. Pay youth outreach workers to publicize/recruit youth to these opportunities. Establish equity criteria to prioritizize candidates.
Who it helps and why
Expanding good-wage job opportunities for impacted youth help youth meet the expensive costs of living in Boston. Equity criteria help balance the dearth of pipeline development for BIPOC and impacted youth; pipelines that do exist for the priviledged, well-connected in Boston.
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)
- Expand job opportunities for youthExpand job opportunities available to Boston youth.2026–27City-wideSubmitted in Korean
- 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