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Summer Youth Employment Opportunities with the City of Jersey City

March 3, 2020/in header, Latest News, News /by Daniel Levin

The City of Jersey City announced today the opening of the online application process for summer youth employment opportunities, under the Jersey City Youth Works, a multi-program initiative that has provided more than 3,000 youth, ages 15-24 years old, with meaningful summer employment and enrichment opportunities since its inception in 2014.

The program includes:

City Youth Jobs, which offers a wide range of summer positions for city youth within the Department of Recreation & Youth Development, Department of Public Works, the Jersey City Public Libraries, and other city offices.

Jersey City Summer Arts Program, which offers students an outlet to express their artistic creativity through various educational and enrichment opportunities.

Residents can submit applications for City Youth Jobs through the Jersey City Youth Works website.

The application process to City Youth Jobs begins with the online application open through March 31, 2020.  Individuals who are selected will then be interviewed by representatives of participating organizations.  For more information, please visit www.jerseycityyouthworks.org.

News Briefs

Hudson County Community College has been named the recipient of a one-year, $850,000 investment from the JPMorgan Chase. The investment will be utilized for a program the College developed to address the challenges of the economic crisis in Hudson County that were brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is designed to provide lasting improvement in the County’s workforce ecosystem.

Mayor Steven Fulop and the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation (JCEDC) have launched the latest round of emergency funding to provide over $2.5 million in direct aid and support to Jersey City’s neediest residents, regardless of immigration status. The city will partner with  York Street, Women Rising, United Way, and Puertorriqueños Asociados for Community Organization. 

Mayor Steven Fulop is joining forces with Uber to announce a new agreement that will expand residents’ access to COVID-19 vaccinations with free Uber rides to and from Jersey City vaccination sites. Phase 1B includes essential frontline workers and seniors 75 years old and over.

The federal Paycheck Protection Program, which offers businesses loans that can be forgivable, reopened on January 11th. The revised program focuses first on underserved borrowers – minority- and women-owned businesses.

Keep abreast of Jersey City Covid-19 statistics here.

Governor Murphy has launched a “Covid Transparency Website” where New Jerseyans can track state expenditures related to Covid.  Go here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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