Business Creating Opportunity for Youth
Would you like to change the life of a young person, improve the future of our region, and get help from individuals eager to work?
Then consider providing a paid internship this summer.
The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce is encouraging all regional employers – from large corporations to small businesses – to provide a paid summer internship in 2013 through the WorkReady Summer Internships program. Learn how you can provide a paid internship here.
View participating companies to date.
What is the Summer Internships program?
WorkReady Philadelphia is a cross-sector partnership dedicated to improving the economic outcomes of the region's youth by attracting, aligning and investing in high quality youth workforce development strategies. The Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN) is the managing partner of WorkReady Philadelphia.
The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, now in its sixth year supporting the Summer Internships initiative, is partnering with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and the City of Philadelphia, the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia Academies, Inc., and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey to encourage businesses throughout the Greater Philadelphia region to provide paid summer internships to youth in Philadelphia and Chester. The Chamber’s corporate partners in this initiative are TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank ® and Pentec Health.
Last year, 146 regional companies provided internships to over 1,000 Philadelphia students. View last year's participating companies here.
Learn more about our partners and sponsors here.
What does the internship consist of?
Each internship position costs the employer $1,671 and lasts for six weeks. This year, the program will run from July 1, 2013 to August 9, 2013. Interns work at least 20 hours per week Monday through Thursday and attend professional development programs offsite on Fridays.
Internships are open to Philadelphia and Chester students who will enter 11th grade or higher in the fall. All students are pre-screened by PYN and are interviewed by the prospective employers.
What are the benefits of providing a summer internship?
Summer internships expose youth to a variety of careers and help spark their interest in higher education.
By providing a paid summer internship, your company will help shape our region by investing in its future workforce. You will also become part of a citywide effort that offers young people an all-important “first break” into the professional world.
In addition, your company will enjoy the benefits of providing a summer internship, which include the ability to showcase your social responsibility and improve productivity while enhancing your public image.
What support will my company receive?
Your company will receive ongoing support from PYN. Services that PYN will provide include:
- Assistance in developing projects that will benefit your intern(s) and company
- Training for your employees on working with youth
- Personal attention to candidate processing and support for intern performance
- Payroll services, including Workers Compensation
- Convenient online resources
- Access to a dedicated staff member that is assigned to support your interns and employees
Yes, I want to provide or support a paid summer internship!
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