Summer Employment Opportunities For Princeton Youth Available

PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton Human Services is opening applications for their annual Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP).

This program has been a gateway for youth into the adult world of work and has provided numerous working opportunities to youth in Princeton.

In the summer of 2023, SYEP provided jobs to more than 40 students in municipal departments and local non-profit organizations. In addition to summer employment the program includes job readiness training, financial coaching, and career development.

Participants must live in Princeton, must be between the ages of 14 and 18 as of July 1, and their family income must not exceed 400 percent of the 2023 US federal poverty level.

Participants work 25 hours a week and earn minimum wage ($13.73/hr.) for 8 weeks during the summer.

Applications are available at the Princeton Human Services office in Monument Hall. Applications can also be downloaded online at princetonnj.gov/755/Summer-Youth-Employment-Program. The application deadline is Friday, April 26.

If interested in participating in this program and have questions, call Princeton Human Services at 609-688-2055 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or send an e-mail to humanservices@princetonnj.gov.

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