New Directions Summer Job Applications Available Starting Today

*****Application deadline extended through this Friday.  Applicant must be present and meet requirements stated below.

Beginning today, March 2, 2015, the Summer Job Program applications will be made available to New Bedford youth, ages 14- 21 between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the New Directions Youth Annex on 5 Dover Street in Downtown New Bedford.

Applications will not be made available beyond March 13, 2015. Any interested applicants should pick up their application Monday through Friday, this week and next between 2p and 4p. The program provides employment training and placement to eligible youth who are residents of the city of New Bedford. The interested youth must be present to pick up the application, so no sending mom or dad to get it for you.  Once all applications are received and reviewed, potential employers will begin contacting and setting interviews for the week of April 21-24, 2015.

For more information and tips for success, contact the New Directions Youth Annex at 508-979-1700.  The Youth Annex specializes in workforce development with city youth and is also working with Bristol Community College to help area students that are having trouble passing the MCAS requirement for high school graduation.