Connecting youth,
employment programs,
and employers
all in one place.
All young people deserve the opportunity for meaningful employment before they leave high school.
Calling All Young People!
Summer is already coming to a close (how?)… did you struggle to find work? Or were you balancing a few jobs? No matter your answer, we want to know all about it. We know that finding work isn’t easy, but sustaining it can be just as difficult when things like internet and transportation are unreliable. We’re building a national jobs & resources platform (more on that below), but to help you best we want to know the details of what you’re facing!
Our team will be connecting with thousands of youth across the country to get the pulse on all things YOUTH JOBS. Where? Catch us on TikTok, IG, and anywhere else you consume your content. Or head to youthxjobs.com. We’re about to make some noise.
Youth deserve access to jobs, training, support services, and mentors to start, and build, toward a better future.
YouthxJobs: a national hub for youth employment.
Where do you go to look for jobs? We’ll bet it’s a hustle. Why isn’t there a PLACE where youth can go? Like an InDeed or a LinkedIn just for young people?
Young people ages 14-24 make up the largest population of the workforce, and the highest unemployed. Why? YJC is here to change all that. The youth are powerful, are innovative, are the future — it’s time we come together so they can be.
YJC is building YouthxJobs — a national jobs and resources platform just for youth — bringing together programs and employers across the country to make it easier for youth to succeed.
The problem is only getting worse.
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Amplify by sharing with your community
Amplify by sharing with your community
We have a big problem. Youth employment has steadily declined since the 1990s and has failed to recover after economic downturns. Employment during teenage years directly correlates with later success — higher wages and more advanced opportunities. Without guidance and support, the problem compounds as they get older leading to long-term underemployment and unemployment. Homelessness, poverty, and under- and un-employment are all symptoms of disconnection at a younger age.
We can do something about this. Currently, there is no centralized place for young people to track and get guidance on the next steps they need to take. It’s time to jolt the system into an accessible future. Now is a critical opportunity to lay the foundation earlier; it’s time to teach how to skill-stack, navigate a career, and how to explore what’s possible post-high school, and it has to be before they graduate high school.
