WorkReady Summer Programs

We will only accept youth who we share our code with. Harlem Lacrosse works to provide opportunities, relationships, and experiences that activate the skills and traits to put youth on a path to success as students, athletes, and citizens. Harlem Lacrosse - Philadelphia's WorkReady program provides the opportunity and space for our high school and graduated participants to develop the habits and skills to be successful post-high school graduation (both professional, academic, and athletically). Prior experience with lacrosse is preferred.

The IAC WorkReady summer program offers youth work experience/exposure with experts in the fields of early elementary school education programming, STEM programming and community & civic engagement.

LNESC Philadelphia's WorkReady Program serves youth from ages 14-18. Our goal is to provide youth with their first work experience through our 6 week summer program. As part of this program students will be connected to a variety of professions including Education, STEM, medical, and maintenance.

We will only accept youth who we share our code with. The Netter Center & Philadelphia Youth Network School-Year and Summer WorkReady Programs recruit current 6th–12th graders ages 12 and up in Philadelphia to participate in a unique internship experience. Students will learn about a variety of career and college pathways, engage in professional development sessions and participate in virtual trips and guest speaker sessions to increase their knowledge and understanding of different careers. Students who are selected will be eligible for a stipend.

Students will receive guidance on creating resumes, cover letters, reference sheets, LinkedIn pages, public speaking activities, and interview skills and attire. In addition to these workforce development services; students will have the option to choose from the following hands-on program components: Art Music Entrepreneurship Education

Rock to the Future's WorkReady provides hands-on experience learning and creating music and other creative skills during 2-weeks of full-day programming in Kensington or Germantown. Young people learn guitar, drums, bass, or guitar, form bands, write original music and learn music from popular artists, perform live, attend creative workshops like music production and graphic design, and attend other workshops like civic engagement, anti-violence, college and career readiness, and more.

We will only accept youth who we share our code with. Philadelphia Freedom Schools was born out of the Freedom Summer of 1964. It exists to build intellectual, cultural, civic, and political capacity of children and youth in order to make meaningful strides for themselves, their families, their schools, communities and the larger society. For years, it has been apparent that while the mandate of the Freedom School has been to develop in children a love for reading, the Junior Servant Leader Project has taken that concept several steps further.

Freedom Schools Literacy Academy offers summer and afterschool programming to: Provide teaching apprenticeships and access to in-classroom teaching experiences, mentorship and professional development to promising high school students, college students and paraprofessionals. Help increase the literacy skills, phonemic awareness, academic confidence and positive racial identity and belongingness of Black scholars in kindergarten through second grade.

Please join us for the Summer Niche Jobs program! All youth who join our program will receive a combination of financial literacy and internship experiences aligned to their future dream jobs or niches. Youth will learn about investing, banking, and financial planning. Youth will travel to, improve upon, observe, and work for a variety of Philadelphia-based businesses and agencies to explore their future career interests.

We will only accept youth who we share our code with. The School District of Philadelphia, through The Office of Career and Technical Education, will provide summer employment and enrichment opportunities for high school students between 14 and 18 years of age. The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Summer Employment Program is an innovative program that affords CTE students, who currently attend Philadelphia Public Schools, the opportunity to gain valuable work experiences and develop meaningful skills that can be used in their future careers.