City Of Malden: Mayor's Year-Round Youth Employment Program In Full Swing

Press release from City of Malden:

October 28, 2021

The Mayor's Year-Round Youth Employment Program (MYEP) is well underway! More than 40 Malden youth are gainfully employed at a multitude of worksites throughout the City.  Approximately 30 businesses have stepped up to provide the students with meaningful employment. The program allows students over the age of 14 the opportunity to work and earn money after school hours.  

The program is a hybrid model providing youth employment along with weekly career readiness training classes. Job placements include daycare centers, technology and advertisement organizations, city departments, after school programs, and more. Students are introduced to career-based programming such as healthcare, web design, and data analysis enabling them to experience different skillsets while earning money. The Signal Success classes offer them the ability to gain skills they can use in the workforce in the future.

The goal is to ensure that youth are able to access critical education, trialing and career development services so that they are able to enter the workforce and build economic self-sufficiency.

This press release was produced by City of Malden. The views expressed here are the author’s own.