YouthWorks 2009

Summer jobs are everyone’s business is the theme for Mayor Dixon’s YouthWorks campaign. Employers, community organizations, foundations, state and city agencies, and individual citizens are being asked to build upon the success of YouthWorks 2008 and invest in Baltimore’s teens by connecting them to meaningful summer activities. Mayor Dixon is asking everyone to become involved in order to identify enough job opportunities and allocate sufficient funds so that every Baltimore City youth who wants a summer job will have that opportunity.

YouthWorks provides well-prepared, multi-skilled, and dependable high school and college students who are eager to work. While the program benefits youth by allowing them to explore careers and better understand the value of education, it also enriches businesses by giving them access to a talented and energetic labor pool of motivated workers.

Contact the YouthWorks office at 410-396-5627 or summerjobs@oedworks.com to find out more information.

Click here to download the YouthWorks 2009 brochure.

Special YouthWorks Registration for 22- to 24-Year-Olds

YouthWorks is hosting a special summer jobs registration for 22- to 24-year-old Baltimore City residents from May 25 – June 5. Please click here to complete the registration form and return no later than June 1, 2009.

How to Make a Tax-deductible Donation

Click here for YouthWorks contribution card. Please complete with check payable to
Baltimore City Foundation/YouthWorks and mail to:

Baltimore City Foundation/YouthWorks
c/o Mayor's Office of Employment Development
101 W. 24th Street
Baltimore, MD 21218

YouthWorks Registrants Must Now Provide Income Verification

For the first time in many years, YouthWorks will receive funding from the federal government to assist us in providing job opportunities. We are, therefore, required to collect family income eligibility documentation for all youth registered for the program.

Click here to read letter to parents/guardians.
Click here to download income eligibility form.

Public Sector Worksites Needed

Planning for summer 2009 begins NOW. Becoming a YouthWorks worksite is an excellent way to mold our future workforce. The ideal summer work experience centers on youth development and will help youth link their secondary academic preparations and the summer work experience.

Click here to request more information about becoming a YouthWorks worksite.
Click here to apply to become a YouthWorks worksite.

YouthWorks 2009 Quick Facts

Eligibility: All city residents 14-21 years of age
Program Start Date: June 22, 2009; Program End Date: July 31, 2009
Cost: $1400 to support a youth in a six week work experience. Donations are tax deductible.
Transportation is not provided for youth

Registration was conducted January 12 - March 13, 2009.

Click here to download YouthWorks 2009 registration booklet.

YouthWorks 2009 News

CALL 410-396-JOBS (5627) FOR MORE INFORMATION

YouthWorks 2008

Mayor Sheila Dixon announced that summer jobs would be a priority for her administration and asked leaders from across Baltimore City to join her 2008 YouthWorks Leadership Team. She asked them to commit to the YouthWorks theme, Summer Jobs are Everyone’s Business, and assist her in placing 6,500 teens in summer jobs. Working in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development and the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board Youth Council, the Mayor worked diligently to recruit employers and solicit donations from businesses, philanthropic organizations, faith-based institutions, government agencies and community leaders.

These efforts resulted in raising sufficient funds and job commitments for more than 6,500 summer jobs. All segments of Baltimore’s leadership played significant roles in making YouthWorks 2008 such a success. Click here for more details about YouthWorks 2008.

YouthWorks 2008 News

7/30/08 - Governor Martin O'Malley Celebrates Success of Baltimore Youth Employment Program
6/9/08 - Baltimore City Reaches 2008 YouthWorks Goal
6/6/08 - Baltimore Clergy Supports YouthWorks
6/5/08 - Mayor Dixon Announces Summer Jobs Campaign Progress at YouthWorks Kickoff Event at Morgan State University
5/27/08 - Run, Walk, or Race, to raise money for YouthWorks Summer Jobs!
5/7/08 - YouthWorks Campaign Making Progress but Support Still Needed to Meet Summer Jobs Demand
5/5/08 - YouthWorks Hosts Career Fair as Program Continues to Seek Support to Provide Summer Jobs to Baltimore City Teens
1/24/08 - Baltimore Region Coaches Help Put City Youth to Work
1/14/08 - Mayor Dixon Launches YouthWorks 2008 Summer Jobs Campaign

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