Sponsored Youth
The wages for sponsored job positions are funded by the SummerWorks program.
“Our SummerWorks interns played a vital role in distributing Dare to Care supplies to our five campuses, guaranteeing our pantries remained well-stocked and accessible for our families.”
Zip codes of Sponsored Youth
Click above to view interactive map. Target zip codes identified by the program include 40203, 40208, 40210, 40211, 40212, 40214, 40215, 40216, and 40218.
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“The SummerWorks team efficiently tackled tasks for the office staff, earning their gratitude. They each exhibited qualities that make them highly desirable for future museum projects.”
Registration
More than 2,000 total youth registered for SummerWorks online, with 52% of them residing in target zip codes. Once a young person signs up, they get access to hundreds of job postings as well as soft skills training and other resources.
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# of private employers who posted SummerWorks jobs
Partner Employers
Many organizations hired youth through SummerWorks and paid them directly. Special thanks to the employers listed below.
Youth get cutting-edge training in the skilled trades
Finishing Trades Institute partnered with summerworks on their first pre-apprenticeship program
The Finishing Trades Institute, the training arm of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), provided SummerWorks participants with hands-on and classroom training in skilled trades like painting, drywall, glazing, and others. Youth were trained to operate multiple kinds of aerial lifts and had access to a virtual simulator.
This SummerWorks partnership is the first pre-apprenticeship program that the Finishing Trades Institute has offered. Over the course of six-weeks, the young adults earned multiple professional certifications along with their paycheck.
SummerWorks youth and staff with union leadership and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg
A unique introduction to architecture, engineering and construction
Through a new partnership with the 38|85 Initiative, SummerWorks youth were immersed in the related fields of architecture, engineering and construction industries. Experienced professionals in Louisville visited the group during the summer to give the youth participants an overview about what a career in these fields is really like. The youth also learned about branding and sustainability as they tackled a hands-on design project and built their own models.
This initiative was highlighted in the Kentucky newsletter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in August. Special thanks goes to the Epping District, the House of Marigold, and the group of special guest speakers for supporting these youth this season.
Learning to leverage technology for the greater good
A diverse group of 60 interns at TECC Boss, which is run in partnership with the nonprofit TECH-nique, worked in teams to develop websites, app prototypes, and infographics designed to make a positive change in the community. Challenging topics they took on included mental health, food insecurity, violence prevention, and health disparities.
TECC Boss interns also led tech workshops at the Portland, Sun Valley, Beechmont, and Southwick community centers. You can see examples of their work in the video below.
UofL partnership creates more STEM opportunities
Louisville Science Pathways program, which is supported by SummerWorks and the Jewish Heritage Fund, placed high school students in STEM labs across multiple departments at the University of Louisville. These students got hands-on experience assisting professional scientists and faculty in areas such as neurobiology, psychology, computer science, engineering and more. In addition to Louisville Science Pathways, SummerWorks also supported youth working at the Louisville Automation & Robotics Research Institute at the J.B. Speed School of Engineering.
“We are proud to partner with Mayor Greenberg and his SummerWorks program...these efforts are exposing a diverse set of students to people, careers and educational pathways that they might otherwise never know about.”
Funders
Thank you to our funders for making all of this great work possible.
Diaz Family Foundation
Evolve502
Ginkgo Fund
James Graham Brown Foundation
Jefferson County Public Schools
Jewish Heritage Fund
JPMorgan Chase
Louisville Metro Government
Louisville MSD
Randy and Glenna Neely
Mary Gwen Wheeler & David Jones, Jr.
SummerWorks is a partnership of KentuckianaWorks, YouthBuild Louisville, and Louisville Metro Government. Thank you to all of those who helped make this season a success, including our youth participants, program staff, job coaches, and many supporters.
