More youth summer jobs and paid internships
Resident asks to increase youth summer jobs and paid internships, such as at City Hall, so students can support themselves and families and gain experience.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Increase youth summer jobs and paid internships. 2 million could pay for 400+ summer jobs! For example: Paid summer internships at city hall.
Who it helps and why
Summer jobs and paid internships help students make money to provide for their family or themselves. Summer jobs help kids buy computers or calculators for school or sports equipment when they wouldn’t be able to without these jobs. These resources help people catch up to more fortunate students when it comes to achieving their personal, athletic, academic, and career based goals. Jobs and internships that require competence and provide experience are also difficult to obtain for high schoolers without government assistance, but they help students get jobs, scholarships, and college acceptance in the future. The benefits of 400+ additional youth jobs and internships are invaluable and sustaining.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- July 23, 2026
- 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.
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