SUMMER

YOUTH

EMPLOYMENT

Our program is in full swing! We anticipate an exciting & enriching summer of opportunity for our youth participants.

Summer Youth Employment

The UAC Summer Youth Employment Program offers career exploration and inspiration to Philadelphia’s future leaders.

Preparing Youth for Bright Futures

At SYE, we help young people gain the skills and experiences they need to thrive in school, career, and life.

  • Summer Youth Employment: Provides hands-on projects, mentorship opportunities, workplace shadowing, and career exploration activities with local partners, giving participants real insight into professional environments while building confidence and transferable skills.
  • Spark Youth Engagement (School Year Program): Runs alongside the academic year with interactive workshops, group projects, role-playing activities, and leadership exercises that strengthen soft skills such as communication, teamwork, adaptability, and professionalism.

Together, these programs provide youth with year-round opportunities to practice, connect, and grow, preparing them for long-term success in any path they choose.

Impacting the Lives of Philadelphia's Youth with Dynamic Career Training Opportunities in Multiple Disciplines

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Finance, Banking and Investing

Understanding banking and investing (stock market and real estate).
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Science and Technology

Exposure to career paths in science and technology.
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Civics and Social Justice

Understanding civics and social justice (the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities).
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Creative and Expressive Arts

Understanding the traditional subdivision of the arts, being architecture, sculpture, painting, literature, Music, performing, and film stories.