Meaningful youth work experiences lead to better career opportunities down the road. Adolescents can find an array of workforce options that connect with their academic and professional aspirations.

To become job ready, youth can participate in interactive training sessions and workshops, create resumes that spotlight their strengths, and survey numerous opportunities to find out what kind of work is likely to engage them.

Experience matters

Thanks to tremendous support from a number of different donors and organizations, we are able to place young men and women into experiences that will shape their futures. They connect with professional mentors, sample different work environments and industries, and gain an understanding of the different kinds of skills required to succeed. Some of our programs include:

• A Time for Children—a retail training program that lets our youth work at a successful children’s store.
• Corporate Workplace—young people meet with professional volunteers for workshops on interviewing, leadership and values, corporate culture, and much more.
• JP Morgan Project Live—youth are paired with corporate mentors who share their experiences and help develop future career aspirations as well as financial literacy.
• MSG Classroom—the Garden of Dreams Foundation has opened up the world of media to teens, who develop an original sports news program.
• Street Law—students gain exposure to many aspects of the legal world, learning about the U.S. Constitution, discussing current affairs, meeting with lawyers and law enforcement professionals and understanding their roles, and much more.