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Employing Gen Z: Summer Youth Employment as a Path to Economic Mobility and More Inclusive Workplaces
Link to Website Type: Public event Host: Poverty Solutions Series: Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Kathleen Clancey and panel Date & time Nov 7, 2025, 12:00-1:30 pm EST Location School of Social Work ECC 1840 Panel with Kathleen Clancey | SummerWorks Program Manager Friday, November 7, noon ETSSW ECC 1840 The Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series introduces key issues regarding the caus
Nov 71 min read


A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE SUMMERWORKS PROGRAM : WASHTENAW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AUGUST 6, 2025 WHEREAS, the Washtenaw County SummerWorks Program was launched in 2016 through an initial partnership between the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan Works! Southeast, and the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED), and has since grown to include the University of Michigan, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Washtenaw Alliance for Children & Youth, and the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of
Aug 52 min read


Summer employment program for Washtenaw County youth returns for 10th year
The SummerWorks program, which offers paid internships for people ages 16-24, is seeking local employers to host interns this summer. By Clifton Kirkman II Economic Development February 12, 2025 Link to Article Washtenaw County’s SummerWorks program is marking a decade of providing paid internships, mentorships, and professional development opportunities for local youth. The initiative, which started as a public-private-university partnership, has played a crucial role in fo
Feb 122 min read


SummerWorks seeks U-M departments to host interns
Link to Article February 6, 2025 By Lauren Slagter, Poverty Solutions SummerWorks is inviting members of the University of Michigan community to make a real-world difference in the lives of young adults in Washtenaw County by providing quality internships or mentorships this summer. U-M departments can hire SummerWorks interns, who are ages 16-24 and attend school or live in Washtenaw County. The internships are 10-week positions that pay $15 or $17 per hour, depending on whe
Feb 62 min read


Washtenaw County youth and employers sought for paid summer internship program
JAISHREE DREPAUL | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024 Ypsilanti residents Autumn and Maddie Guthrie are both former SummerWorks interns who will...
Feb 13, 20242 min read


2023 Post-Program Report
Compiled and Designed by Mel Monier
Feb 6, 20241 min read


Paid summer internships available for young people through Washtenaw County program
Updated: Jan. 25, 2024, 10:47 a.m.| Published: Jan. 25, 2024, 10:17 a.m. By Sophia Kalakailo | skalakailo@mlive.com WASHTENAW COUNTY –...
Jan 25, 20242 min read


Summer youth employment program seeks Washtenaw County employers and young job seekers
Published: Wednesday, February 15th By Natalia Holtzman The SummerWorks program, which matches young adults with paid internships and...
Feb 17, 20232 min read


University employers, mentors needed to support SummerWorks
February 6, 2023 By Armeka Richey Poverty Solutions Link to Article SummerWorks, Washtenaw County’s preeminent Summer Youth Employment...
Feb 6, 20233 min read


Washtenaw County program links young people with local employers for summer internships
Published: January 17th, 2023, 1:35pm By Lucas Smolcic Larson | lsmolciclarson@mlive.com WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - Young people who live or...
Jan 17, 20233 min read


SummerWorks program seeks to pair Washtenaw County youth with employers for paid summer jobs
JAISHREE DREPAUL-BRUDER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2022 The SummerWorks youth employment and mentorship program is currently working to...
Feb 16, 20222 min read


Washtenaw County’s SummerWorks Program is open for young adults to apply
2/8/2022, 8:00AM By BREANNA HARRIS Washtenaw County's summer work program for young adults and students is now open for applicants. The...
Feb 14, 20222 min read


Washtenaw County’s SummerWorks Program is open for young adults to apply
By BREANNA HARRIS 2/8/2022, 8:00AM Link to Article The SummerWorks program in Washtenaw County is a 10-week summer employment and...
Feb 8, 20222 min read


U-M employers, mentors needed to support SummerWorks
February 7, 2022 By Julia Weinert Poverty Solutions Now in its seventh year of programming, SummerWorks seeks University of Michigan...
Feb 8, 20222 min read


Summer internship program taking applications in Washtenaw County
Updated: Feb. 03, 2022, 8:47 a.m. | Published: Feb. 03, 2022, 8:47 a.m. By Jordyn Pair | jpair@mlive.com WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI -- Students...
Feb 3, 20222 min read


Wanted: Teens. Metro Detroit's youngest workers in high demand for summer jobs
Zain Rodger set off on a teenage rite of passage when he drove down Woodward Avenue last month scoping out a summer job. The 17-year-old...
Feb 1, 20224 min read


SummerWorks Career Sneak Peek Speaker Series for young adults to learn about career prospects
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - SummerWorks is organizing a talk series called Career Sneak Peek Speaker Series. It will be held virtually from...
Aug 3, 20211 min read


SummerWorks seeks U-M mentors, employers for young adults
Cut off from traditional internship and summer job opportunities due to the pandemic, Washtenaw County teens and young adults still had...
Mar 16, 20211 min read


SummerWorks Accepting Applications from Young Adults, Employers, and Mentors
SummerWorks is a professional development, mentorship, and paid work experience for young adults aged 16 to 24 in Washtenaw County. The...
Feb 22, 20212 min read


SummerWorks youth employment program opens applications for professional development, summer jobs
SummerWorks, an annual professional development and employment program for Washtenaw County youth, has opened applications for summer...
Feb 17, 20211 min read
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