Last month, the City of Seattle celebrated the 2023 Seattle Youth Employment Program (SYEP) interns during their annual capstone event. Over 200 youth, mentors, and family and friends gathered at El Centro de La Raza’s Centilia Cultural Center and Outdoor Plaza to celebrate this summer’s intern class. Mayor Bruce Harrell joined them to thank the many employers that partnered with the City this year. He celebrated the program’s 50th anniversary and proclaimed 2023 to be “The Year of Youth Development in Seattle.”
Program leaders and participants say SYEP helps youth and young adults in our community open doors into the workplace and take control of their futures. The program focuses on young people from lower-income households, and communities that experience racial, social, and economic challenges. This year nearly 250 interns were connected to paid internships with…
