The ONLY Opportunity Fair in the Capital Region that connects youth (ages 14 – 24) with summer opportunities.

InspireYouth@Work Summer Opportunities Fair

When summer comes, what will you be doing?

Join us at one of the annual InspireYouth@Work Summer Opportunities Fairs. Meet representatives from area businesses, government and non-profit organizations looking to fill summer jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities. In addition, you will learn about programs and career resources specifically designed for youth and young adults. Open to all 14 to 24 year-old job and resource seekers living in the City of Richmond, Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent or Powhatan counties.

Admission is FREE!

The Inspire Youth at Work events on March 14th and the 28th at New Deliverance and Life Church has been postponed. Stay tuned to our website for further updates.

HOSTED BY

PAST PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS

Applebee’s
Army Recruiting
Ashley Stewart
Children’s Museum of Richmond
CONNS Home Plus
Cookout
County of Henrico
disAbility Law Center of Virginia
Douglas Aquatics, Inc.
Four Points Sheraton
Go High Corp
Gold’s Gym
Great Expectations
Henrico Adult Education Center
Hyatt Place – Richmond Airport
Longhorn Steakhouse
Making a Difference For You Inc.
Neighborhood Resource Center of Greater Fulton
Payless Shoe Source
Planet Fitness
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Rainbow
Red Lobster
Tands, Inc./Bojangles’
VCU Health Sciences Pipeline
Virginia Job Corps
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA)
Walmart
YMCA of Greater Richmond

Alli for VA
American Red Cross
Applebee’s
Asher Comprehensive Training Center, Inc.
Christian’s Pizza
Colonial Heights Army Recruitng Station
Douglas Aquatics, Inc.
Happiness Dance Studios
Henrico Adult Education Center
Home Goods
Integrity Staffing Solutions
JK Career Network
Kings Dominion
Kollege and Kareer 4 Youth
My Brother’s Keeper of Greater Richmond
People Ready
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Quality Moving Services
SPARK – find.train.hire.
Tands, Inc./Bojangles’
TGI Fridays
The College Place – Richmond
Tropical Smoothie
Virginia Job Corps
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA)
Wing Stop
YMCA of Greater Richmond

Recent Stats

500

youth, employers, resources to attend each year

79

percentage of youth that received summer opportunities

8

localities represented (incl. city of Richmond)

100

percentage of employers that would attend fair again

Why Summer Jobs Matter Now More Than Ever

Why Summer Jobs Matter Now More Than Ever | JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Training today’s youth for tomorrow’s jobs. Around the world, momentum is building to expand employment and education pathways for millions of low-income youth who lack access to education, training and employment opportunities. And with good reason – by 2025, 65 percent of jobs in the United States will require some postsecondary education, training or credential – up from 28 percent of jobs in the 1970s.