2021-2022 RECAP

In the past year, PYN provided 10,858 total opportunities, allowing Philadelphia’s youth to access paid work experiences, learn critical life skills, network with peers and mentors, explore potential career paths and prepare for the world of work. PYN programs are uniquely designed to meet the specific needs and concerns of young people from ages 12-24.

Of Summer youth surveyed:

88%

75% said that they were exposed to new ideas that will guide their future career choices. were more interested in pursuing further education and training after their work experience.

WorkReady Summer served over 7,500 youth in 2022, marking the highest participation in over five years and exceeding pre-pandemic opportunity levels.

Participation numbers:

To create equitable work experiences and eliminate barriers to youth participation in programming, PYN increased youth pay to $11 per hour for wage-based experiences and roughly $1,000 for incentivized experiences.

In 2022

$ $

$8.6 million was paid out to young people through work experiences –a significant increase from $5.5 million in

2021

This

$3.1 million increase was only made possible by PYN’s dedicated network of workforce champions who fund PYN’s work.

The work experiences and connections to caring adults provided by PYN’s 90+ program partners and 650+ worksites allow young people to gain early employment experience in a variety of industries and earn a vital income that both interrupts cycles of poverty and invigorates the local economy.