Support Project Hope, A Summer Jobs Program
The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce is once again seeking support of the local business community in Project Hope. A successful summer youth employment program, Project Hope is an eight week program which partners students who have completed a Junior Achievement Success Skills curriculum with area businesses. The students are recruited and screened by a career specialist to ensure they are a good match for each company. In addition, the career specialist monitors and provides support to both the student and the employer throughout the summer.

Local employers are asked to provide up to 35 hours a week of work, paying interns at least the minimum wage which will be $7.40 an hour. The average cost to local employers is just over $2,000. Companies that have already pledged jobs or donations for the 2008 program include: AAA Southern New England, Partridge Snow & Hahn, Hinckley Allen & Snyder, Nortek, CB Richard Ellis and Sovereign Bank.

Click here to download your application or for more information on how you can pledge a job, sponsor a student at a non-profit organization, or lend your financial support to Project Hope contact Jim Glover at Workforce Solutions of Providence/Cranston at 401.861.0800 ext. 18; by fax at 401.861.9650 or by email at jglover@providenceri.com