Your business can help guide local teens toward the right career path
Through Flint & Genesee Education & Talent’s Summer Youth Initiative (SYI) program you can hire area students to work for you at half or less of your normal hiring and employment costs. Not only does this provide a competitive edge for your organization, the added bonus is that the students you’re connected with have been well-schooled and are ready to jump into the workplace.
By hiring a SYI applicant, Genesee County for profit businesses have the opportunity to employ teens at 50 percent of the normal hiring costs incurred during the first 90 days of employment. Genesee County nonprofit organizations have the opportunity to employ teens at little or no cost.
Get Involved
2025 SYI Request for Proposal (RFP) process is now open.
Proposals and required documents are due no later than Friday, February 28, 2025, by 5:00 p.m.
For profit organizations may contact Dawn Bye at (810) 600-1413 or dbye@flintandgenesee.org for more information at any time throughout the year.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a technical assistance session with the Education & Talent team, please contact Dawn Bye at (810) 600-1413 or email dbye@flintandgenesee.org. Technical assistance will be offered at any time to any organization considering application to SYI.
