Youth Employment Programs @ Inwood
Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)
Funded by the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) stands as the nation’s largest youth employment initiative. It seamlessly connects NYC youth, aged 14 to 24, with enriching career exploration opportunities and valuable paid work experiences every summer.
Engaging in meticulously structured projects and work-based activities, NYC youth under SYEP gain essential skills, equipping them for future careers.
Inwood Community Services, Inc. (ICS) has been a dedicated sponsor of the SYEP Program. In 2009, Inwood Community Services, was granted the opportunity to directly host and provide employment opportunities to the youth in Inwood and surrounding communities. Over the years, ICS has sponsored youth aged 14-24, currently offering SYEP Community-Based and CareerREADY services options.
Work, Learn & Grow Youth Employment Program (WLG)
CareerReady WLG offers young people ages 16 to 21 from select public schools in New York City an opportunity to strengthen work readiness skills, explore careers, and receive academic support, including guidance on postsecondary education and the potential to earn college credit.
As part of ICS’s Youth Department, the SYEP & WLG youth employment programs are aligned with ICS’s mission to facilitate youth development through empowerment, prevention, and intervention.
SYEP Service Options @ ICSc
SYEP Community-Base Career-Ready
WLG Career-Ready
SYEP Applications Now open
To apply for the 2024 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), follow these straightforward steps:
- Visit the SYEP Application Site
- Complete the application.
- Choose Inwood Community Services, Inc. as your provider.
DEADLINE to apply is 03/01/2024
SYEP Community-Based Service Option
The Community-Based service option offers career exploration opportunities and paid work experience to NYC youth aged 14 to 24! Youth will acquire real-world work experience and enhance their skill set.
Participants in this service option are selected via randomized lottery & work for six weeks in July & August.
SYEP CareerREADY Service Option
The CareerREADY service option is
tailored for students aged 14 to 21 enrolled in specific DOE schools. CareerReady SYEP offers career exploration opportunities and paid work experience. Students work for six weeks in July & August.
Selection of students in this service option is conducted by the participating schools rather than the online lottery.
Work Learn & Grow Employment Program
The CareerREADY WLG program represents an expanded offering of the CareerREADY SYEP service, specifically designed to provide year-round paid work experience for students aged 16 to 21.
To be eligible for the WLG program, students must have participated in the concurrent SYEP program for the respective year.
What Our SYEP Participants & Partners Are Saying
ICS SYEP Team
Older Youth
For all SYEP matters related to the 16- 24 year old participants
syepoy@inwoodcs.org
Yolise Fajardo
Program Director – OY
(212)942-0043 Ext. 118
yolisef@inwoodcs.org
Diego Quintuña
Job Developer
(212) 942-0043 Ext. 153
diegoq@inwoodcs.org
Younger Youth
For all SYEP matters related to the 14 & 15 year old participants syepyy@inwoodcs.org
Yandra Castillo
Program Director – YY
(212) 942-0043 Ext. 130
yandrac@inwoodcs.org
Lesly Hernandez
Program Director Assistant
(212) 942-0043 Ext. 134
leslyh@inwoodcs.org
SYEP Office
Inwood Community Services
651 Academy Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10034