Youth Jobs Money Available Through Essex Heritage Program

SALEM, MA — Qualifying organizations can get up to $10,000 to help employ teens and college-age students across the North Shore through the Essex Heritage's "Future Leaders" youth jobs internship funding program.

Essex Heritage is looking to fund jobs in the areas of visitor services, exhibit design and maintenance, archival work, environmental education and preservation, "hidden histories" and trail development and maintenance.

The mission of the program is to provide work experience for young people in jobs that might otherwise be unfilled or classified as unpaid internships. Organizations can apply for between $2,000 and $10,000 in reimbursement funds to provide young adults with a paycheck.

"We're excited to be able to offer this youth jobs funding program to the many wonderful organizations throughout the Essex National Heritage Area," Essex Heritage Manager of Future Resources Charles Smith said. "After piloting the program to great success, I hope to see a considerable amount of organizations reaching out for the opportunity."

Applications for the funding can be found here.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)