The Myrtle Avenue
Youth Entrepreneur Mentorship Program

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APPLICATION FOR SUMMER 2023 YEMP PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY 5TH

The Youth Entrepreneur Mentorship Program (YEMP) is a 6-week summer internship program for youth 14 – 24 from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Youth are connected to paid job placements at local businesses and participate in an orientation and workshops. Workshops focus on work readiness, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship. Students will work for up to 25 hours per week and will be paid for both internship and workshop hours.

To learn more about this program and its impact, click here.

Eligibility: You are eligible to apply if you are between the ages of 14 and 24 AND you live or attend school near Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene or Clinton Hill.

Questions? Reach out to hello@myrtleavenue.org

Important Dates and Notes

A mandatory orientation will be conducted before the program begins.

Youth will begin at their worksite on July 10, 2023 and conclude on August 18, 2023. In addition to job placements at a local Myrtle Avenue business, participating youth will also be required to attend workshops each week, led in part by Progress Playbook.

How to Apply

Download the YEMP Application to participate in the Summer 2023 program. Applications will be available until July 5th. Please gather at least one of the documents necessary to satisfy each category of the Required Document Checklist. Applications are now closed.

Program Funders

Thank you to the supporters of YEMP ’23: including The Gilbert Rivera Charitable FoundationCon Edison, The Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety and the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Business Improvement District (BID).