A recent grant awarded to Workforce Solutions – Capital Area will make it possible for Goodwill’s WIA Youth Services Program to expand its Summer Youth Employment Program and provide youth with valuable work-based learning and employers with job-ready interns.Are you looking for a summer job?

Are you an employer looking for summer help?

Are you looking for a summer job?

This is a great place to start. The Viva Verde Program, funded by Workforce Solutions – Capital area, can give you a leg-up on your job search and help you locate a paid internship that will give you job experience and—most importantly—a head start to your future career! Download the flyer here.

Here’s What You Need to Get Started:

• Must contact Goodwill to sign up for an eligibility session by calling 512.637.7139 or 512.796.4982 or just emailvivaverdeintake@austingoodwill.org.
• When attending a session, you must bring:
  • Social Security card
  • Birth Certificate
  • Photo/School ID
  • If you are under age 18, a parent/guardian must attend the session.

For more information, contact: 512.637.7139/637.7100 or emailvivaverdeintake@austingoodwill.org.

Are you an employer looking for summer help?

Help a youth from age 14-24 gain the work experience that they need to pave the way to a future career with the Viva Verde Program!

We are looking for employers that are interested in having summer help, with all wages paid for by Goodwill! The program runs from May through September, with flexible work arrangements available.

Employer Benefits

• Dedicated Goodwill support staff to ensure a successful experience for both the participants and the employer
• A great source for future employees
• Excellent PR potential. At Goodwill we love to share success stories
• Diversity, diversity, diversity!

Participant Benefits

• All participants will receive a training component and a work assignment
• Participants will gain valuable skills that will help them succeed in future employment and education efforts
• Participants are paid either hourly or through a stipend. Both of which are based on the new Federal Minimum Wage of $7.25/hr
• Participants will gain real-world work experience and exposure to potential employers

Learn more by clicking here.

About Goodwill’s Youth Programs

The Summer Youth Employment Program funded by Workforce Solutions Capital Area through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds from the Recovery Act of 2009. Goodwill, in partnership with LifeWorks, Communities In Schools and American YouthWorks. Click here for more information.

Press Release
Employer Flyer
Youth Outreach Flyer