Summer 2025 YJ1 Timeline

JANUARY

• January 27th: Right Track Application Opens
• January: In-Person Recruitment Begins

FEBRUARY

• February: In-person Recruitment at Schools & Community Spaces
• February 28th: Right Track Application Closes

MARCH

• What’s Next? Training on YJ1 Process

  • Thurs 3/6 (4 pm @ Arlington Hills)
  • Thurs 3/6 (5 pm @ Arlington Hills)
  • Wed 3/12 (4 pm @ Frogtown)
  • Wed 3/12 (5 pm @ Frogtown)
• March 18th: Career Exploration Day (3 pm - 6 pm) @ Jimmy Lee/Oxford
• March 19th - April 2nd: YJ1 Supervisor’s Interview Youth Participants

APRIL

• April & May: Attend Your Assigned Paperwork Session

  Interviews conclude and matches are finalized, payroll paperwork is assigned to interns, and you will be invited to a paperwork session in April.

• Interviews conclude and matches are finalized, payroll paperwork is assigned to interns

MAY

• May: Attend Your Assigned Paperwork Session

JUNE

• Receive “Approved to Start” communications once all payroll is approved & processed
• June 16th: Program Start (for approved interns)
• June 19th: No Work (Juneteenth)

JULY

• July 4th: No Work (4th of July)
• July 10 & 11: Week 1 of Training
• July 17 & 18: Week 2 of Training
• July 24 & 25: Week 3 of Training
• July 31 & August 1: Week 4 of Training

AUGUST

• August 6th: End of Summer Celebration (1 pm - 4 pm) @ Como Midway Picnic Pavilion
• August 15th: Last Day of Program

After applying for Right Track, your next step is to attend a one-hour orientation.

Register for the 'What's Next?' training!

Training Dates:

• Thurs 3/6 (4 pm @ Arlington Hills)
• Thurs 3/6 (5 pm @ Arlington Hills)
• Wed 3/12 (4 pm @ Frogtown)
• Wed 3/12 (5 pm @ Frogtown)

Arlington Hills Community Center (March 6th) - 1200 Payne Ave, St Paul, MN 55130

Frogtown Community Center (March 12th) - 230 Como Ave, St Paul, MN 55103

Tips for Registering:

1. Select the location

2. Select the date, only the bolded dates are available. If a session is full, you will not be able to register for that session.

3. Select the Time you would like to attend. Some days have multiple sessions.

4. Fill out the registration form with your information. MAKE SURE YOUR EMAIL IS TYPED IN CORRECTLY. We want to make sure you get the confirmation email and reminder emails after you have registered.

Please only sign up for 1 time, if you need to cancel or change to a different time, click the link in your confirmation email to change your time.

Career Exploration Day - Tuesday, March 18th, 2024

Career Exploration Day (CED) is happening on March 18th at Jimmy Lee/Oxford Community Center (270 Lexington Pkwy, Saint Paul, MN, 55104) from 3-6pm. You will not need to attend the entire time, but you should plan to spend 45-60 minutes talking with potential employers and scheduling up to 5 interviews. If you have a resume completed, you should plan to bring a few copies.

YJ1 Job Catalog - This catalog includes the job descriptions for each internship opportunity for the Summer. This tool will help you begin thinking about where you would like to interview and potentially work this summer.

Job Map - Use this tool to narrow down your internship search. All the information from this tool: Will you be able to physically get from your home/residence to your internship? Is it on a bus route? How long will it take you to get there each day?

Interest Surveys - This link will bring you to 3 surveys to help you start thinking about your career interests. The surveys are focused on your current career interest, skills and values, and will generate a list of possible careers you may be interested in exploring based on your responses.

Resume 101 - Where to Start?- You have more skills and experience than you might think! Scan the QR code and complete the form to organize your information.

Use this tool to create a resume for Career Exploration Day.

Free Tools and templates to Build your Resume:

• Google Docs
  

• Canva

• Resume.com

• Visit the Right Track Office Tuesday through Thursday from 3 - 6 PM and we can help you!

825 Arts

a pocket full of posies

American Indian Family Center

Arts Us

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities

Big Wonder Child Care

Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center

City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation: CFPS Awakenings Program

City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation: Recreation Services

City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation: Mural Project @ McMurray Tunnel

CommonBond Communities- Skyline Tower

CommonBond Communities- Torre de San Miguel

ComMUSICation

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory

Cookie Cart

Family Values For Life

Friends of the Mississippi River

Hazel Park Congregational United Church of Christ

High School for Recording Arts

InterFaith Action of Greater STP

Its Our Neighborhood Inc

Keystone Community Services

Listen Up Youth Radio

MIGIZI Communications

Minnesota Children's Museum

Minnesota Voice

Minnesota Tool Library

Neighborhood House

Rabata

Roots for the Home Team

Saint Paul Public Library

Saint Paul Public Schools Freedom Schools

Saint Paul Urban Tennis

Science Museum of Minnesota

Scoopz Ice Cream

Sol Of The Cities

Sounds of Hope, Ltd.

Spark-Y: Youth Action Labs

Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN)

SPPS- Agriculture Garden Project- Como Park High School

SPPS- Agriculture Garden Project- Humboldt High School

SPPS- Nutrition Services

The JK Movement

The Salvation Army Eastside

The Sanneh Foundation

Transforming Generations

Tree Trust

Urban Boatbuilders

Urban Roots MN

West Indies Soul Food

West Side Farmers Market

World Youth Connect

YMCA - Beacons Center

YWCA Saint Paul