elevate your impact

apply for a grant

F1rst Jobs Fund

Established in 2005, the F1rstJobs program provides “first jobs” for teens ages 14-21 on the North Shore. The program benefits teens by providing valuable job training, experience and income, and nonprofit organizations by covering the salary of an additional employee for the summer months.

Grant Guidelines

grant background

The MassHire-North Shore Workforce Board recruits and trains teens for their first summer job. The WB conducts a series of workshops throughout the year at local high schools on how to interview for jobs, how to dress and act at a job site, etc. F1rstJobs connects both local businesses and nonprofit organizations needing summer help with teens looking for employment.

The F1rstJobs Fund raises money to support nonprofits who apply to hire summer teens. Nonprofits can apply for funding to support employment of teens at their agency for four to eight weeks. Potential employers then interview applicants and select the candidate best suited for the stated position. For-profit businesses can support the program by hiring teens or donating to the Fund.

eligibility

F1rstJobs serves teens from the communities of: Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Ipswich, Gloucester, Hamilton, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, and Wenham.

This program places 300-500 teens across the north shore annually. Teens are hired directly by private businesses, or our fund subsidizes their wages at local nonprofits and municipalities.”

The program is operated by the Mass Hire – North Shore Workforce Board and the Fund is administered by ECCF.

For more information, see https://masshire-northshorewb.com/youth/f1rstjobs.

application procedure

Please visit https://masshire-northshorewb.com/wib-rfp/ for full application details. Be sure to check “F1rstJobs 2023 – Summer Job Worksites” as there are often multiple RFPs on our site. Worksites may apply for reimbursement for youth wages via the online form. Worksite applications are due May 6, 2023.

reporting requirements

Time Sheets for the youth must be submitted for weeks worked. Any unspent funds must be returned to the F1rstJobs Fund. This documentation must be received in order to be eligible the following year.

DONATE NOW

APPLICATION DEADLINE

May 6, 2023

GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATIONS

Limited to teens from Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Ipswich, Gloucester, Hamilton, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, and Wenham.