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Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program (MSYEP)

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  • Office of Workforce Development (OWD)
  • Free

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    We offer summer jobs to Cambridge teens, from age 14 through the summer after they graduate high school.

    Application required

    • Registration dates

    To be considered an on-time applicant, you must apply between April 16 and May 2. After that, the portal will remain open for late applications until July 1. The application for MSYEP must be completed online through a system called TraxSolutions. Program is not first-come, first served. All applicants who apply by the deadline will be considered, priority is given to lower income youth, until spots are filled. You can learn more by visiting the MSYEP webpage.

    Applications steps are as follows:

    1. Follow the link to the MSYEP Trax Application to apply online.
    2. If you already have a Trax account, log-in.
    3. If you don't already have a Trax account, create one. Verify your email. Complete the household information.
    4. Add your teen child as a participant.
    5. Select Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program from the Activities drop down.
    6. Have your young person work on the MSYEP application.
    7. Electronically sign the MSYEP application and submit. Make sure to click "I'm not a robot!" on the following page.
    8. You will receive a confirmation email. All applicants are placed on the waitlist to start.

    Families will be notified between mid-April and the first week of June on a rolling basis. We aim to send physical mail updating status by June 13th. 

     

    Cost

    This Program is free!

    This program pays youth minimum wage for participating! 

    অবস্থান

    The program location changes over time.

    • In-person only.

    Worksites and other activities are located all over the city. Teens are expected to have make sure they've requested a T Pass through their school and may be required to use it to get to work

    Dates and Times

    This program runs during the summer.

  • Monday through Friday.
  • Runs July 7th - August 15th for the 2024 summer. Times vary, but most assignments run between 8:30 AM and 6:00 PM. You will work approximately 4 hours per day. 

    Additional information

    This is an employment opportunity for teens, they work twenty hours/week, earning minimum wage. 

    Contacts

    Youth Employment Services at OWD

    For Trax Application Help

    617-349-6268

    George Hinds

    Youth Employment Director

    617-349-6268

    Free

    Photo of students building outside with Alewife Ecology as part of the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program.

    Youth Employment Services at OWD

    For Trax Application Help

    617-349-6268
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    This program runs during the summer.

  • Monday through Friday.
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    Last updated মার্চ 12, 2025.