Youth Development

Funded through the Federal Workforce Investment Act, these programs provide support to low income youth who are in danger of leaving school, or who have left school and need help to move into an alternative education environment.

Year Round Services Include:

  • Work experience in the summer and school year North Shore Youth Career Center
  • Internships
  • Tutoring and academic help
  • Mentoring
  • Occupational training
  • Counseling and case management
  • Community Service opportunities
  • Leadership Development
  • Support Services
  • Alternative Education Services
  • Follow-up

Various community agencies provide these services across our region for the WIB. Those interested in information on our Year Round Youth Services, including schools, employers and community agencies, should contact the WIB Office or the Youth Career Center located within the North Shore Career Center.

The Business Plan for the newly formed Youth Career Center - North Shore Youth Career Center.

P21 North Shore Region- Pathways to Success by 21 (P21), is a strategic initiative that supports aligning youth services in Massachusetts, particularly for those young people most at risk. P21 will convene key stakeholders and leaders on the North Shore to:

  • Increase the number of vulnerable young people succeeding in high school, post secondary education and training, and the labor market.
  • Decrease disparities along key indicators for racial minorities, low income, foster and court involved youth.
  • Re-align state and local resources and programs to more effectively serve youth.
  • Create new investments in vulnerable youth from federal and foundation sources.

First Jobs

First Jobs aims to provide summer employment for teens. Why? The numbers speak for themselves: According to the Northeastern University Center for Labor Market Studies, there are more unemployed youth today than at any other time since World War II, and an estimated 23,000 of those working teens (14 - 19 years) reside on the North Shore.

Learn about First Jobs here.

Youth Council:

The North Shore Workforce Investment Board Youth Council, is charged with implementing a Workforce Development System that assists all young people, age 14 - 21, as they enter into and join the labor market. The goal is to help young people move into local careers that provide economic self-sufficiency and upward mobility. Under this directive, the youth council commissioned two research projects, a survey and a series of focus groups, and a detailed youth service inventory outlining existing career and workforce services available to youth. The results of these projects are available here to assist in the development and support of youth career preparation programs and workforce development for employers seeking to connect with new and future employees.