Career & College Prep

The program is designed to promote educational and personal growth through small group instruction focusing on academic skills, and career readiness training. All participating students will be placed in a two-hour stipended internship once a week that relates to his/ her professional interests during their spring semester. Interested students attending the School For Human Rights and the High School For Public Service may call (718) 771-4793 x33152 for information.

This program is funded by the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development. For further information visit NYC.gov/dycd

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We connect NYC youth between the ages of 16 and 21 in subsidized minimum-wage jobs, helping them gain valuable work experience and much-needed income.

The program also helps youth develop important professional skills, such as critical thinking, communication, work-place etiquette, financial responsibility and time management. Job placements are in government agencies, private non-profits and for- profits in a range of positions, including camp counselors, clerical, custodial, hospital/recreational aides, and teachers’ aides/library assistants. In addition, youth aged 14-15 have the opportunity to participate in service learning projects which are stipend funded.

In 2018 CAMBA served 1,424 youth who collectively worked 202,200 hours and earned $2,628,600.

Financial literacy workshops are offered to all SYEP participants with 100% course completion. The financial literacy training teaches youth how to effectively save for future goals, and what steps are needed to reach that goal over the summer months. Participants are able to create online accounts to keep track of their saving goals. The project uses text message communication to enroll participants, keep them on track to meet their saving goals, disseminate consumer information on predatory lenders and how to avoid credit card debt, and advice on avoiding pitfalls that will affect credit. The project covers topics such as opening a bank account, writing a check, assessing a credit report, and creating a spending plan. At the end of the project, participants have made a financial portfolio which includes a personal budget, an expenditure sheet, and savings and investment plan that speaks to their future career and life goals.  They are ready to earn, save and responsibly spend.

While the SYEP program provides great benefits and learning for these young people, they in turn, bring energy and inquisitiveness to the workplace. Staff are engaged in the mentoring process, sharing their knowledge and insight into their respective market sectors.

Program participants are randomly selected through a lottery system used by the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development. Application deadline is typically in March. For further information visit NYC.gov/dycd

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WLG provides youth, ages 16-21, with the opportunity to participate in employment services and earn wages for a longer period of time.

The program gives youth the opportunity to gain the skills, attitudes, and habits that will help them be successful in their adult careers as well as begin to develop the personal and professional networks that can connect them to jobs. Services include participant assessment, college exploration, career exploration and job shadowing. Work-readiness activities including financial literacy, resume and cover-letter writing, interviewing skills, conflict resolution and workplace behavior are also included in the program.

If you are an active participant in the 2019 Summer Youth Employment Program and would like further information, please call 718-462-4244.

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