Opportunities

Appalachian Mountain Club's Youth Opportunities Program (YOP) supports youth workers to get urban and at-risk youth into the outdoors. We do this through trainings, equipment loans, direct service youth adventures, discounts on lodging, and trip planning support.  The Outdoor Leadership Training (OLT) is an experiential, hand-on training that focuses both on technical outdoor skills, and leadership skills.  See below for more details.

See attached job description and information for a great AmeriCorp position for a young person.

City Lab Academy Open House dates are March 9, April 6, May 4.  Open Houses take place at CityLab Academy, 801 Albany Street.  See attached flier for details about the program, eligibility and upcoming open house and entrance test dates.  Applications are due July 1, 2010.

Musicians/vocalists attending a public high school in Boston or Cambridge can compete for a chance to perform at a Boston Pops concert at Symphony Hall on May 26, 2010. The Boston Pops and Fidelity FutureStage are working with First Night to find talented high school musicians and vocalists to take part in the second annual Fidelity FutureStage at the Pops Competition 2010. Up to four instrumental and/or vocal acts will be selected to perform live on stage at a the Boston Pops concert with conductor Keith Lockhart.  See below for details and application information.

The CVS/Pathways to Retail Careers program is again recruiting for the next co-hort training program, scheduled to start March 22nd.  Attached is updated flyer information sheet, please call Rosalind Pendleton with potential candidates or if you are interested in setting up an information session.

Please see the attached posting for Director of Boston Area Health Education Center (BAHEC) with BPHC’s Child and Adolescent Health Division within your networks. You can find the same job description on BPHC’s website at the link below.

http://www.bphc.org/Careers/Pages/JobOpportunities.aspx

See attached job descriptions.

Do you want to obtain your GED and move on to a better life?

Check out the Youth GED Program at Crittenton Women's Union (CWU)!

Mark your calendar and do not forget to register with the Hopeline to work for the Boston Youth Fund during the summer of 2010! All applicants must be residents of Boston and be between the ages of 15 and 17 years old. You must turn 15 on or before Jul 5, 2010 and cannot turn 18 on or before Aug 13, 2010. Call 617-635-HOPE (4673) on Feb 16, 17, 18 & 19 from 10am-2pm. Or, you can register online 24 hours a day from Feb 16 at 10am until Mar 15 at 11:59pm. Registering with the HOPELINE does NOT guarantee a summer job. Please call the Boston Youth Fund with any questions, 617-635-4202. Check out a list sites that offered HOPELINE jobs last summer.