Summer 2025 YJ1 Youth Timeline

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

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

• Pre-Employment Training

  • Tues 4/15: 4PM & 5:15PM @ Frogtown
  • Wed 4/16: 4PM & 5:15PM @ Rondo
  • Thurs 4/17: 4PM & 5:15PM @ Arlington
• Payroll Support Session/I9 Verification Tues 4/29: 4 - 7 pm @ Frogtown

MAY

• Payroll Support Session / I9 Verification
  • Wed 5/7: 4 pm - 7 pm @ Rondo Library
  • Sat 5/10: 11 am - 2 pm @ Arlington Hills

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