The city is giving young people extra time to sign up for a summer job.
The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development announced early applications are available for its Summer Youth Employment Program. The program connects young people ages 14 to 24 with paying jobs available from July 5 through Aug. 19.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, who’s pushed for more young people to get summer jobs, hopes the early applications will “connect even more youth from across the five boroughs to meaningful opportunity.”
Applicants, after submitting an application, are chosen via a lottery system. In 2015, a record 60,113 people were employed. Positions include jobs at government agencies, hospitals, summer camps, nonprofits, small businesses, law firms, museums, sports enterprises and retail. SYEP also offers opportunities for disabled, foster care, runaway, homeless and court-involved youths. SYEP helps youth get access to paying jobs who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity — and according to studies, it improves school attendance and reduces incarceration rates.
Online applications are available on the DYCD website (www.nyc.gov/dycd) or at a participating community-based organization during the application period. For more information, call 311 or DYCD Youth Connect (1-800-246-4646)
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