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5/26/2010
SUMMER EMPLOYERS NEEDED - Wouldn't it be nice to have the region's young talent working for your organization this summer - at no cost to you or your business?

Subsidized and Paid Internships
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Click above for the Employer Participation Guide and Work Site Agreement (9 pages).



Hire a youth for the summer
You provide the work experience
We provide the pay

The Summer Youth Employment Program will pay youth for up to 25 hours per week, up to 6 weeks to work for you.

We are looking for enough worksites to provide employment for up to 1,100 youth in our Southwestern Connecticut region. Eligibility requirements apply.

Please read the Southwestern Connecticut Youth Employment Program Employer Participation Guide for more information.

If you would like to become a worksite, please complete the SYEP 2010 Worksite Application (5 pages) as soon as possible.

To start the application process, you may fax the completed forms to (203) 610-8109 or email to summeryouth@workplace.org. Please be advised that you must mail or deliver the original documents to David Harris at the below address.

If you have any questions, please contact:

David Harris
Youth Services Manager
The WorkPlace, Inc.
350 Fairfield Ave., 3rd Floor
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: (203) 610‐8568
Email: dharris@workplace.org

Thank you and we look forward to working with you as a worksite for our summer program.