F1rstJobs program provides “first jobs” for teens ages 14-21 on the North Shore.
Donor Name: Essex County Community Foundation
State: Massachusetts
City/Town: Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Ipswich, Gloucester, Hamilton, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, and Wenham
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/05/2023
Details:
The program benefits teens by providing valuable job training, experience and income, and nonprofit organizations by covering the salary of an additional employee for the summer months.
The program is operated by the Mass Hire – North Shore Workforce Board and the Fund is administered by Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF).
Eligibility Criteria
- F1rstJobs serves teens from the communities of: Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Ipswich, Gloucester, Hamilton, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, and Wenham.
- This program places 300-500 teens across the north shore annually. Teens are hired directly by private businesses, or their fund subsidizes their wages at local nonprofits and municipalities.”
For more information, visit Essex County Community Foundation.