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Find Employment and Career Support
Find Employment and Career Support
MassHire Downtown Boston Young Adult Career Center Services
MassHire Downtown Boston Young Adult Career Center Services
MassHire provides many services to job seekers including career coaching, training and education, workshops, unemployment resources, and area hiring information. Young Adult Career Navigators are also available for FREE 30 minutes 1:1 coaching either virtually or in person and can be scheduled from the website below.
Website: https://masshiredowntownboston.org/young-adults/
Phone: (617) 399-3100
WorkMAP provides employment coaching to Autistic adults (ages 18-30) who have difficulty finding or maintaining employment. The focus of WorkMAP is to help the individual identify a good fit employment situation, obtain the job, and then succeed in that work environment. This coaching is free to low-income individuals living in Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Chelsea, Quincy, Randolph, Somerville.
Website: https://lifemap.aane.org/workmap
Email: Pam.Palmucci@aane.org
LinkedIn 101: What is LinkedIn and How to Create a Profile:
Peer Health Exchange has created a resource guide for young people creating a LinkedIn profile! In this guide, you'll find information about what is LinkedIn, what you should include on your profile, and a template for creating a LinkedIn profile.
Internships and Job Training
Internships and Job Training
*Denotes paid opportunity
*Denotes paid opportunity
ABCD offers several job training opportunities for youth between the ages of 16-24. Programs include:
Career Explorations: Open to out of school youth ages 16-24. Students receive training/certification for Early Childhood Education, Culinary, or Home Health Aide roles. 8 week paid internships available.
Website: https://bostonabcd.org/service_categories/careerdevelopment/
Contact: Glen Francis, Case Manager
Email: youth@bostonabcd.org
Phone: 617-348-6548
Paid job training opportunities and support for young adults 18-24 who have experienced homelessness/unstable housing. Breaktime's mission is to empower young adults transitioning out of homelessness through transitional employment, financial empowerment coaching, and job readiness training. Breaktime places young adults at partner sites to create good-paying, career-launching job opportunities for young adults experiencing homelessness in nonprofits/LBGTQ+/BIPOC owned small businesses in the Greater Boston area. Apply to work at Breaktime here.
Website: https://www.breaktime.org/youth
Phone: (617) 286-6047
Building Pathways creates opportunities for low-income area residents, particularly in underserved communities, to access and prepare for building trades apprenticeships and family-sustaining careers in the construction industry. Through apprenticeship preparedness training, outreach to young adults, and advocacy, Building Pathways addresses the need to recruit top talent into the industry while opening career pathways to women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, and transitioning veterans.
Website: https://buildingpathwaysma.org
Email: info@buildingpathwaysboston.org
Phone: (617) 238-5292
Works with community partners to help youth gain employment experience through supported paid internships and volunteer opportunities. Staff assist youth in identifying career interests and internship placements that will provide career-building experiences.
Works with community partners to help youth gain employment experience through supported paid internships and volunteer opportunities. Staff assist youth in identifying career interests and internship placements that will provide career-building experiences.
To get more information, we suggest you speak to your DCF worker (if applicable) and/or your SLM program manager. SLM would be happy to support you in connecting with this opportunity.
Website: https://www.mass.gov/guides/adolescent-support-programs-0#-emerging-futures-program-
Learn about apprenticeship opportunities across Massachusetts in the building trades.
Website: https://massbuildingtrades.org/directory-of-apprenticeship/
Email: info@massbuildingtrades.org
Phone: (781) 321-6282
More Than Words is a youth-led online and retail bookselling business that provides paid employment for young adults to prepare for meaningful careers. MTW is a nonprofit job training program where you’ll learn important job skills and also get paid to develop and implement plans for your future including education, housing, and career plans. Youth work at MTW for 6-12 months and then graduate into the Career Services Program, where they are supported for an additional two years. Apply for MTW here.
More Than Words is a youth-led online and retail bookselling business that provides paid employment for young adults to prepare for meaningful careers. MTW is a nonprofit job training program where you’ll learn important job skills and also get paid to develop and implement plans for your future including education, housing, and career plans. Youth work at MTW for 6-12 months and then graduate into the Career Services Program, where they are supported for an additional two years. Apply for MTW here.
Website: https://mtwyouth.org/what-we-do/jobs-for-youth/
Email: jobs@MTWyouth.org
Phone: (781) 788-0035
Year Up brings talented young adults and top companies together to launch careers, power business, and build community. Year Up provides free coaching & skill development so you can launch the career of your dreams. Start a career in IT, investment operations, quality assurance or project management.
Website: https://www.yearup.org/
Email: admissions@yearup.org
Phone: (617) 542-1533 (Boston/Roxbury)
Tips & Guides
Tips & Guides
CareerOneStop is the flagship career, training, and job search website for the U.S. Department of Labor. The website serves job seekers, businesses, students, and career advisors with a variety of free online tools, information and resources.
CareerOneStop is the flagship career, training, and job search website for the U.S. Department of Labor. The website serves job seekers, businesses, students, and career advisors with a variety of free online tools, information and resources.
FosterU has a collection of articles on different topics related to job searching, including tips for writing a resume, looking for a summer job, and the importance of a good cover letter.
Website: https://www.fosteru.org/job-search/
Get That Job and Keep It Toolkit:
The Get That Job and Keep It Toolkit is meant to assist youth and their job coaches in the journey toward finding and maintaining a job. You’ll find helpful explanations, worksheets and links throughout the guide. This guide is best used in conjunction with a supportive adult mentor that can serve as a job coach.
Written by a former foster youth.
With the right preparation, foster youth can tap into the resiliency that they experienced in care to become ready to engage and serve in meaningful occupations. Here are a few tips to help foster youth succeed in the workplace.
Article: Click Here
Young Workers: use this comprehensive toolkit to help you make the most of your work experiences, and learn about your rights and responsibilities. These resources will also help your parents, educators, and employers better understand federal laws involving youth employment.
Toolkit: Click Here
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