SUMMER EMPLOYMENT
YouthWorks is a state-funded youth employment program that helps teens and young adults get the skills and experience needed to find and keep jobs. Participants take part in paid short-term work placements at public, private, and non-profit worksites. The program serves income-eligible youth aged 14 to 21 living in targeted cities across the Commonwealth. The program is offered through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and administered statewide by the Commonwealth Corporation. Locally it is coordinated through the MassHire Central Region Workforce Board and managed on their behalf in Worcester by the Worcester Community Action Council, in the Blackstone Valley by the BV Hub, in Milford by the Milford Youth Center, and in Southbridge by the Center of Hope.
YouthWorks provides summer subsidized private, public and non-profit jobs to at-risk youth between 14 and 21 years old in the City of Worcester, Southbridge and Webster. YouthWorks summer jobs are approximately 20-25 hours/week for a minimum of 5-6 weeks. Jobs occur mid July to end of August.
To be eligible for the Worcester YouthWorks program, you must:
- Live in Worcester
- Be Between the Ages of 14 and 21
- Must Currently Receive Free or Reduced Lunch
For additional information call the Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC) at (508) 754-1176, or your High School Guidance Counselor.
- City of Worcester – Division of Youth Opportunities Youth Employment | City of Worcester, MA
- WCAC – YouthWorks Summer Jobs: YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program – Worcester Community Action Council