The Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) is seeking applications for its F1rst Jobs Fund to provide “first jobs” for teens ages 14-21 on the North Shore.
Donor Name: Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF)
State: Massachusetts
Towns: Selected Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/06/2022
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 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 our fund subsidizes their wages at local nonprofits and municipalities.”
For more information, visit F1rst Jobs Fund.