Mayor Menino Announces
Registration for Summer Jobs
Hopeline participants will serve at over 300 worksites ranging from
city departments to community based organizations in Boston
Today, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Youth Fund announced
that the annual Hopeline online registration for 2011 for summer
jobs will open on February 1 and close on March 4. For more than 20
years, the Boston Youth Fund (BYF) has employed Boston youth in a
variety of positions across the City of Boston.
The majority of teens work as camp counselors, tutors and mentors
placed in nonprofit organizations that serve younger children
through camps, sports and enrichment programs. Participants will
serve at over 300 worksites ranging from City Departments to
community and faith based organizations in the Boston area.
The Hopeline is the only application process for the City of Boston
Summer Jobs Program and is only open for a limited time. Potential
employees must be registered on the Hopeline in order to work for
the Boston Youth Fund. Although registering through the Hopeline is
encouraged, it does not guarantee a summer job.
In order to register interested individuals:
* Must be a full time Resident of the City of Boston;
* Must be 15 years old, on or before July 4, 2011;
* Cannot turn 18 years old, on or before August 12, 2011.
From 10:00 AM on February 1 through 11:59 PM on March 4, applicants
can register for 24 hours a day online at www.bostonyouthzone.com by
clicking on the Youth Fund/Hopeline link.
Registration can also be completed over the phone by calling
617-635-HOPE (4673). The Hopeline phone registration will be open
for the following dates and times:
* Tuesday, February 22 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
* Wednesday February 23 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
* Thursday February 24 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
* Friday February 25 from 10:00AM – 2:00 PMvisit
www.bostonyouthzone.com Please contact the Boston Youth Fund with
any questions at (617) 635-4202.
