I was disappointed that with 3200 students showing interest, they only had 1000 spots. And from the descriptions earlier in this thread, it sounds like at least some of the positions were not really career-building opportunities as advertised but day camp-type jobs (except without the pay that normally comes with those jobs).
My 21-year-old had a great experience working with the County Council as a rising senior. I'm sad that his younger siblings didn't get any placement at all.
It seems like there's lots of room for improvement in this program. How can we advocate for that?
Maybe there aren't enough staffers working on it or maybe there's some kind of outreach that needs to happen with the county employer associations, county government officials or others to get more employers interested.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone know why these positions aren’t offered to first to low income or otherwise disadvantaged kids.

That’s not the point of it.

What is the point of it then? These are good positions for college applications and since only 10 hours a week gives plenty of time to work a real job.

The point is to give all kids the opportunity for an internship. Lower income kids are probably working for pay. This is a stipend not pay.

But all kids are not given an opportunity to at my kids HS the kids selected are not the ones that need this kind of of opportunity

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know why these positions aren’t offered to first to low income or otherwise disadvantaged kids.

That’s not the point of it.

What is the point of it then? These are good positions for college applications and since only 10 hours a week gives plenty of time to work a real job.

The point is to give all kids the opportunity for an internship. Lower income kids are probably working for pay. This is a stipend not pay.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone know why these positions aren’t offered to first to low income or otherwise disadvantaged kids.

That’s not the point of it.

What is the point of it then? These are good positions for college applications and since only 10 hours a week gives plenty of time to work a real job.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know why these positions aren’t offered to first to low income or otherwise disadvantaged kids.

That’s not the point of it.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know why these positions aren’t offered to first to low income or otherwise disadvantaged kids.

Why would they be? The stipend isn’t much. Kids would make more money at a job if that is their goal.

Anyone know why these positions aren’t offered to first to low income or otherwise disadvantaged kids.

Pp. I don’t know and I wasn’t trying to be sarcastic. Seems to be the case these days if you apply for scholarships, jobs, internships.. they don’t get back to you if you are not chosen. But, yes, I agree that they should let the kids know either way.

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Anonymous wrote:They could consider at least telling the students they didn't get a placement. Very poorly run program. The only communication since it's enrollment has been an email telling students and parents not to contact them.
Do better

Could it be like the real world where if you didn’t hear back it means you didn’t get placed?

Good question. Do you know the program is closed and kids should look for other opportunities or are you just assuming so?