Connecting Teens to Summer Internship Opportunities

Over 200 teens came out to our 5th Annual Youth Summer Internship and Job Fair in Red Hook this week. You can see a news report from Channel One News here: http://www.channelone.com/jobs-for-teens/

The Red Hook Community Justice Center began organizing the Summer Internship and Job Fair in response to high unemployment levels among local teens and their strong desire to find work during the summer. Students gain valuable skills that help them academically and professionally. Most importantly, we want young people to have meaningful activities during their summer break.

Over 15 organizations came out to recruit, including: Year Up, Uprose, Green City Force, Brooklyn Community Pride Center, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, Northern Manhattan Employment Group, Project Reach Youth, Grounswell Mural Project, Youth Made Media, Teens Helping Each Other, Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets (YO SOS), the Youth Justice Board, the Red Hook Youth Court, and the Red Hook Community Justice Center Summer Internship Program. Thanks to all the great organizations for coming out and to Good Shepherd Services for co-hosting with us.

Jessica Colon
Deputy Project Director

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