Welcome to NYCID’s Summer Youth Employment Program!

Please fill this form below and click SUBMIT before continuing to apply for NYCID SYEP! Please see below for information about the program!

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The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides New York City youth between the ages of 14 and 24 with paid summer employment at the NYS minimum wage for up to six weeks in July and August, for up to 25 hours per week. Participants between the ages of 16 and 24 work in entry-level jobs in a variety of industries including:

Arts and Recreation / Education Services / Financial Services / Healthcare/Medical / Hospitality/Tourism / Information Technology / Marketing/Public Relations / Entertainment /Real Estate/Property / Retail

Participants between the ages of 14-15 years old youth will participate in a paid project-based learning experience that will provide enriching career exploration, emphasize work- readiness, help foster leadership and develop numerous skills. Activities will take place for 12.5 hours a week for six weeks in July and August and participants will receive up to a $700 stipend based on their attendance and participation.

SYEP also provides workshops on job readiness, career exploration, financial literacy, and opportunities to continue education and social growth.

Programs are located in community-based organizations in all five boroughs of New York City. Youth can apply for the program online or at a community-based organization during the application period. Participants are selected by lottery for the program.

Ready to apply? Please fill the form above and click SUBMIT. Then you will be taken to the application website. After you finish filling out your application and are ready to choose your provider, choose SYEP COMMUNITY, then search for New York Center for Interpersonal Development in the Provider Name box. Then choose our company and continue the submission! See below for that what looks like for 2023.

1. After you have reviewed your application information, you will be brought to choose your program!

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you go to any of the following schools:

  1. Port Richmond High School located on Staten Island
  2. High School for Innovations in Advertising and Media located in Brooklyn
  3. Herbert H Lehman High School located in Bronx

Please choose PICK SYEP CAREER READY

Otherwise, please choose PICK SYEP Community.

2. If you chose Career Ready, you can continue with the application submission. Please scroll to the bottom of this page for further information.

If you chose SYEP Community, on the next page, you will need to pick your primary provider, New York Center for Interpersonal Development.

3. Then on the next page, you will need to search for New York Center for Interpersonal Development in the Provider Name search box, then click Search.

4. Then, scroll down and click on New York Center for Interpersonal Development.

You can then continue to complete the application submission. You do not need to choose a second or third provider.

Whether you are a SYEP Career Ready applicant or a Community Applicant, you must read and agree to the disclosures on the final pages of the application. Once you have finished agreeing to all terms and submit, you will receive an email notification of your application submission.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact NYCID SYEP at 347-378-9578 via phone or text or email us at [email protected]