summer jobs

Seventeen-year-old Gricelda Castro is spending her third summer working at The BASE, an organization that teaches young people about sports, college access, career development, health and wellness and STEM learning.

At least 40% more young workers will be hired this year through the summer jobs program of Action for Boston Community Development, the local anti-poverty agency known by its acronym, ABCD.

With offices and workplaces closed during the pandemic, many young people looking for work experience to boost their resumes were shut out. But that didn’t mean opportunity didn’t exist. Who else could better weather this storm than the Gen Z or Zoomer generation?