Nonprofits and government organizations are eligible to host Baltimore City youth ages 14-21.
To host a YouthWorker for the summer, worksites must complete these simple steps outlined below:
YouthWorks will operate in 2024 from:
July 8 – August 9, 2024
The Host Worksite application is open from:
January 2 – April 12, 2024
The deadline to request specific youth:
April 19, 2024
This must be done through the YouthWorks system within the “Request” tab. Youth must already have a complete application for a request to be made.To host a YouthWorker for the summer, worksites must complete these simple steps outlined below:
The Host Worksite application is open from January 2 – April 12, 2024
Youth application closes March 22.
The deadline to request specific youth is April 19, 2024
To complete your online application, make sure to have all of the information about your worksite and job prepared. Utilize our Worksite Online Application Guide for more information on how to complete an application.
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Returning - Login to Previous Account Here
YouthWorks may call you or visit your worksite to either:
- Ensure your worksite and work plan provide a safe and supportive environment to help youth develop job skills
- Ensure the information on your worksite application is accurate to support an optimal youth-worksite match
Modifications to the site or work plan may be requested at this point. Once YouthWorks has approved your site, you will be assigned a worksite number which you should remember.
If you are not sure how to create an effective work plan for youth, please use our Worksite Work Plan Creation Guide.
In addition, YouthWorks has created YW Ready!, a curriculum for supervisors to provide instruction to their YouthWorkers on job readiness. The curriculum is a series of 5 one-hour activity-based lessons and includes tips on how it can be used most effectively.
Click here to download YW Ready! the YouthWorks job readiness curriculum
Youth were matched to worksites in one of two ways:
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YouthWorks accepts requests from worksites that want to be paired with YouthWorks-eligible applicants. Worksites must request youth through the YouthWorks system within the “Request” tab. The deadline to request specific youth is April 19, 2024 |
YouthWorks does its best to match youth to jobs by considering 20 different criteria from applications. It is imperative that your application is accurate, so that we may match you with the best possible youth. Any slots not filled by requests will be assigned by YW staff. |
The only thing left is to get to work! To help supervisors understand our payroll processes and summer protocols, YouthWorks will hold our worksite supervisor training as the start of YouthWorks approaches.Additional Resources for Worksites:
Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development offers free: Summer Food Services
The contact person is Ms. Roxanne Bagby, 410-396-0773, roxanne.bagby@baltimorecity.gov
Youth can look up their zipcode to find their local place for walk-in summer food services through this link: Summer Food Search
Guide to Resources in Baltimore (Source: Strong Youth Strong Communities)
Don’t forget, YouthWorks has created YW Ready!, a curriculum for supervisors to provide instruction to their YouthWorkers on job readiness. The curriculum is a series of 5 one-hour activity-based lessons and includes tips on how supervisors can most effectively use it.
Click here to download YW Ready! the YouthWorks job readiness curriculum
