FOR OUR YOUTH......because we are all family!
Deadline: March 31
College Scholarships Available
The Casey Family Scholars Program will be accepting applications through the Orphan Foundation (www.orphan.org) until March 31st for undergraduate and graduate school support to students who were in foster care. They expect to fund up to 75 new undergraduate awards and up to 10 graduate school awards for the 2010-11 academic year. They especially encourage applications from students of color.
>> See more info about the Casey Family Scholars Program
Deadline: March 31
Youth Speakers' Bureau
ACS is currently seeking foster care youth and alumni (ages 16-25) for the Foster Care Youth Speakers' Bureau. Youth will address a variety of public figures to recruit foster parents and emphasize the need for strong foster families through media appearances, recruitment events, and community forums.
If you are interested in public speaking, sharing your story, are comfortable speaking in front of small and large groups and would enjoy being interviewed on television or radio, this could be a great opportunity for you! Children's Services will help to coordinate your schedule along with providing training, transportation, and a small stipend to assist you in benefiting most from this experience. This project is made possible by the generous support of New Yorkers for Children.
>> See more info and the application [pdf]
April 14
Queens Teen Day
It's Your Life! Take Control. Have a Say. Get prepared. Learn about education opportunities (college and GED), employment and job training opportunities, support, life skills, housing and how to obtain identification (drivers license and non-drivers ID). Come see what Teen Day can do for you. Come to Queens Family Court (151-20 Jamaica Avenue, 4th floor, Jamaica, New York) on April 14, 2010 at 3:00 pm. You will get a chance to meet with people from many organizations and start planning your future. Food will be served and free informational bags will be provided.
>> See the flyer for Queens Teen day [pdf]
Deadline April 15
Paid Foster Care Marketing Internship
Foster Care Alumni of America is offering a paid internship from mid May to late August. The intern will work on a variety of projects to raise the visibility of FCAA through branding and product awareness. The office is Washington, DC. You must be enrolled in college for fall 2010 to be eligible.
>> See more info about this internship
Deadline: April 16
Summer Internship at
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office invites high school juniors and seniors who live in Manhattan to apply for the 2010 Summer Internship Program.
To apply, send resume and an essay explaining your interest in law to: Community Affairs Unit, New York County District Attorney's Office, Attention: Ms. Carol Ragsdale, One Hogan Place, Room 824, New York NY 10013. Phone: 212-335-9082. Entries must be postmarked by April 16. If you make the first cut, you will be called for an interview within two weeks.
Deadline: April 30
Peer Educator-- Paid Positions for Teens
Teens PACT, of the Community Healthcare Network, is seeking youth for its sexual health peer educators program. Responsibilities leading workshops, planning an annual youth conference, creating social marketing tools, conducting street outreach and more-all to help teens make healthy, informed choiced about reproductive health.
If selected, peer educators will receive approximately 200 hours of paid training in sexual health throughout the summer. Upon completion, they will be required to work after school delivering positive messages to their peers.
Applicants must be between the ages of 14 and 19, submit an application by April 30th, and attend the Teen PACT conference on May 8 at St. Francis College in Brooklyn. For more info, contact Michele Perlman, 718-302-8121.
>> See more info and the application [pdf]
Deadline: May 15
Hope Scholarship
The Hopes for Higher Education Scholarship is awarded to youth in foster care and alumni (age 18-25) for college or certification programs. Scholarships range in amount from $500 to $1,000. The application requires an essay and two letters of recommendation. Note: If you nominated a teen for Represent's Awards for Youth in Foster Care, that teen has already written an essay and gotten a letter of recommendation. He or she is more than halfway there to completing the Hope Scholarship!
>> See more info about the scholarship [pdf]
Work as a Teen Compliance Aide
(Teen Tobacco Enforcement Program)
Department of Consumer Affairs is committed to ensuring that consumers and businesses benefit from a fair and vibrant marketplace. We enforce laws relating to the licensing of businesses and occupations, the offering for sale and sale of all commodities and services at every level of distribution and trade and compliance with consumer protection laws. We are seeking to hire teens between the ages of 15 - 17 years old to work one to or more days a week from 9:30 - 5:30 in our Undercover Operation Program with the Enforcement Division as Compliance Aides. Requirements are: Must be enrolled in school, college, Pre-GED/GED program, or Employment Training Program in good academic standing; be a New York City resident; signed parental consent forms; have a Certified Copy of Birth Certificate (non-returnable); and have Working Papers. To apply, please email your resume (as MS Word file only) to youthenforcement@dca.nyc.gov.
>> See more information about DCA and the Compliance Aides positions at www.nyc.gov/consumers [pdf]
Paid Internship at NY Foundation
The New York Foundation is seeking an intern with an interest in inner city neighborhoods and the non-profit sector, 18-23 years of age (undergraduates preferred), excellent writing and communication skills, ability to work independently and manage time effectively, ability to collaborate with supervisor, willingness to travel to neighborhoods in all boroughs of New York City, knowledge or experience of community organizing a plus. Responsibilities will include assisting in reading and evaluating proposals, joining program staff in visits to prospective grantees, and assisting in the preparation of grantee write-ups and recommendations to the board, among other duties. This is a full-time paid internship from June 1 to August 6th.
>> Read the full description
Green Job Training
The Strive program in East Harlem offer a wide range of job training, including a special focus on green jobs. For more information, contact Jill Poklemba at (646) 335-0820 or jpoklemba@striveinternational.org, or go to www.striveinternational.org.
Yankee Stadium Jobs, and More
The Hunts Point Career Center is a recruitment site for 3,000 jobs at Yankee Stadium in concessions, retail, and restaurant work. They are interviewing during February only, and sooner is better. Here are links to the Workforce Center with some information.
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>> See a schedule of workshops for February at http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/wf1/downloads/pdf/locations/bronx_hunts_workshop_schedule.pdf
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>> See info on all of the Workforce Center, at http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/wf1/html/home/home.shtml
Job Training Program for Women
ReNEW is a FREE 6 week pre-apprenticeship training program for women interested in gaining hands-on experience and an understanding of the building and construction trades in New York City, focusing on green collar careers. ReNEW's curriculum includes an industry overview, job readiness, trades math, hands-on shop classes, and employer and tradeswoman presentations. ReNEW features training in energy efficiency, home weatherization, photovoltaic basics and environmental literacy. Classes run Monday to Friday, from 8am to 4pm. To apply, you must be a woman 18 years or older, have a high school diploma or GED, be willing and able to perform 8 hours physical work each day and be interested in working in a nontraditional industry for a green future. Call 212-627-6252 to register for an information.
>> See the flyer for the ReNew job training program [pdf]
April 15th
Support Group for LGBTQ Teens
LGBTQ youth are invited to attend Circle Of Youth (COY), a support group for LGBTQ youth between the ages of 15 to 21. The group provides a comfortable environment in which foster, adoptive and kinship young adults/adolescents can come together to learn their rights, express their feelings, set a positive example and help each other achieve their goals. The next meeting takes place on April 15 (and every 3rd Tuesday of each month until June) at the LGBTQ Community Center, 208 West 13th St., Manhattan. For info contact Jarel Melendez at 212-966-6420 x642 or jmelendez@lawyersforchildren.org
>> See the flyer for Circle of Youth [pdf]
Deadline: April 1 [Extended]
Teens: Give Your Opinion, Win $150
Is saving money hard for you? Why or why not? Describe three ways you've figured out to make you money go further. How did you figure each of these out? Be specific.
>> Enter this Represent writing contest
Deadline: March 31
College Scholarships Available
The Casey Family Scholars Program will be accepting applications through the Orphan Foundation (www.orphan.org) until March 31st for undergraduate and graduate school support to students who were in foster care. They expect to fund up to 75 new undergraduate awards and up to 10 graduate school awards for the 2010-11 academic year. They especially encourage applications from students of color.
>> See more info about the Casey Family Scholars Program
Deadline: March 31
Youth Speakers' Bureau
ACS is currently seeking foster care youth and alumni (ages 16-25) for the Foster Care Youth Speakers' Bureau. Youth will address a variety of public figures to recruit foster parents and emphasize the need for strong foster families through media appearances, recruitment events, and community forums.
If you are interested in public speaking, sharing your story, are comfortable speaking in front of small and large groups and would enjoy being interviewed on television or radio, this could be a great opportunity for you! Children's Services will help to coordinate your schedule along with providing training, transportation, and a small stipend to assist you in benefiting most from this experience. This project is made possible by the generous support of New Yorkers for Children.
>> See more info and the application [pdf]
April 14
Queens Teen Day
It's Your Life! Take Control. Have a Say. Get prepared. Learn about education opportunities (college and GED), employment and job training opportunities, support, life skills, housing and how to obtain identification (drivers license and non-drivers ID). Come see what Teen Day can do for you. Come to Queens Family Court (151-20 Jamaica Avenue, 4th floor, Jamaica, New York) on April 14, 2010 at 3:00 pm. You will get a chance to meet with people from many organizations and start planning your future. Food will be served and free informational bags will be provided.
>> See the flyer for Queens Teen day [pdf]
Deadline April 15
Paid Foster Care Marketing Internship
Foster Care Alumni of America is offering a paid internship from mid May to late August. The intern will work on a variety of projects to raise the visibility of FCAA through branding and product awareness. The office is Washington, DC. You must be enrolled in college for fall 2010 to be eligible.
>> See more info about this internship
Deadline: April 16
Summer Internship at
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office invites high school juniors and seniors who live in Manhattan to apply for the 2010 Summer Internship Program.
To apply, send resume and an essay explaining your interest in law to: Community Affairs Unit, New York County District Attorney's Office, Attention: Ms. Carol Ragsdale, One Hogan Place, Room 824, New York NY 10013. Phone: 212-335-9082. Entries must be postmarked by April 16. If you make the first cut, you will be called for an interview within two weeks.
Deadline: April 30
Peer Educator-- Paid Positions for Teens
Teens PACT, of the Community Healthcare Network, is seeking youth for its sexual health peer educators program. Responsibilities leading workshops, planning an annual youth conference, creating social marketing tools, conducting street outreach and more-all to help teens make healthy, informed choiced about reproductive health.
If selected, peer educators will receive approximately 200 hours of paid training in sexual health throughout the summer. Upon completion, they will be required to work after school delivering positive messages to their peers.
Applicants must be between the ages of 14 and 19, submit an application by April 30th, and attend the Teen PACT conference on May 8 at St. Francis College in Brooklyn. For more info, contact Michele Perlman, 718-302-8121.
>> See more info and the application [pdf]
Deadline: May 15
Hope Scholarship
The Hopes for Higher Education Scholarship is awarded to youth in foster care and alumni (age 18-25) for college or certification programs. Scholarships range in amount from $500 to $1,000. The application requires an essay and two letters of recommendation. Note: If you nominated a teen for Represent's Awards for Youth in Foster Care, that teen has already written an essay and gotten a letter of recommendation. He or she is more than halfway there to completing the Hope Scholarship!
>> See more info about the scholarship [pdf]
Work as a Teen Compliance Aide
(Teen Tobacco Enforcement Program)
Department of Consumer Affairs is committed to ensuring that consumers and businesses benefit from a fair and vibrant marketplace. We enforce laws relating to the licensing of businesses and occupations, the offering for sale and sale of all commodities and services at every level of distribution and trade and compliance with consumer protection laws. We are seeking to hire teens between the ages of 15 - 17 years old to work one to or more days a week from 9:30 - 5:30 in our Undercover Operation Program with the Enforcement Division as Compliance Aides. Requirements are: Must be enrolled in school, college, Pre-GED/GED program, or Employment Training Program in good academic standing; be a New York City resident; signed parental consent forms; have a Certified Copy of Birth Certificate (non-returnable); and have Working Papers. To apply, please email your resume (as MS Word file only) to youthenforcement@dca.nyc.gov.
>> See more information about DCA and the Compliance Aides positions at www.nyc.gov/consumers [pdf]
Paid Internship at NY Foundation
The New York Foundation is seeking an intern with an interest in inner city neighborhoods and the non-profit sector, 18-23 years of age (undergraduates preferred), excellent writing and communication skills, ability to work independently and manage time effectively, ability to collaborate with supervisor, willingness to travel to neighborhoods in all boroughs of New York City, knowledge or experience of community organizing a plus. Responsibilities will include assisting in reading and evaluating proposals, joining program staff in visits to prospective grantees, and assisting in the preparation of grantee write-ups and recommendations to the board, among other duties. This is a full-time paid internship from June 1 to August 6th.
>> Read the full description
Green Job Training
The Strive program in East Harlem offer a wide range of job training, including a special focus on green jobs. For more information, contact Jill Poklemba at (646) 335-0820 or jpoklemba@striveinternational.org, or go to www.striveinternational.org.
Yankee Stadium Jobs, and More
The Hunts Point Career Center is a recruitment site for 3,000 jobs at Yankee Stadium in concessions, retail, and restaurant work. They are interviewing during February only, and sooner is better. Here are links to the Workforce Center with some information.
-
>> See a schedule of workshops for February at http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/wf1/downloads/pdf/locations/bronx_hunts_workshop_schedule.pdf
-
>> See info on all of the Workforce Center, at http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/wf1/html/home/home.shtml
Job Training Program for Women
ReNEW is a FREE 6 week pre-apprenticeship training program for women interested in gaining hands-on experience and an understanding of the building and construction trades in New York City, focusing on green collar careers. ReNEW's curriculum includes an industry overview, job readiness, trades math, hands-on shop classes, and employer and tradeswoman presentations. ReNEW features training in energy efficiency, home weatherization, photovoltaic basics and environmental literacy. Classes run Monday to Friday, from 8am to 4pm. To apply, you must be a woman 18 years or older, have a high school diploma or GED, be willing and able to perform 8 hours physical work each day and be interested in working in a nontraditional industry for a green future. Call 212-627-6252 to register for an information.
>> See the flyer for the ReNew job training program [pdf]
April 15th
Support Group for LGBTQ Teens
LGBTQ youth are invited to attend Circle Of Youth (COY), a support group for LGBTQ youth between the ages of 15 to 21. The group provides a comfortable environment in which foster, adoptive and kinship young adults/adolescents can come together to learn their rights, express their feelings, set a positive example and help each other achieve their goals. The next meeting takes place on April 15 (and every 3rd Tuesday of each month until June) at the LGBTQ Community Center, 208 West 13th St., Manhattan. For info contact Jarel Melendez at 212-966-6420 x642 or jmelendez@lawyersforchildren.org
>> See the flyer for Circle of Youth [pdf]
Deadline: April 1 [Extended]
Teens: Give Your Opinion, Win $150
Is saving money hard for you? Why or why not? Describe three ways you've figured out to make you money go further. How did you figure each of these out? Be specific.
>> Enter this Represent writing contest
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