Special Programs & Grants
Tampa Bay Summer Hires
United Way Suncoast $260,000
Since launching in 2019, Tampa Bay Summer Hires (TBSH), has provided more than 2,500 low-income and disadvantaged youth with paid work experience and access to career exploration activities, work readiness skills and financial literacy training. Youth can participate in one of three tracks offered over the course of 4-8 weeks: Paid Work Experience, Virtual Career Exploration and Leadership Academy. Youth also participate in a youth summit; receive financial literacy education and employability skills training; and earn incentives, certifications and credentials during program participation. Youth must be Hillsborough County residents and meet additional eligibility requirements. For more information and to apply, please visit www.TampaBaySummerHires.com.
July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2025
United Way Suncoast awarded CareerSource Tampa Bay (now CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas) a $260,000, three-year grant to support the Tampa Bay Summer Hires program, which provides paid work experience, career exploration, and leadership training services to underserved Hillsborough County youth. This Community Investment Fund grant provides additional funding to youth who may not qualify for state and federal workforce programs, such as young adults from ALICE (Asset-Limit, Income-Constrained, Employed) families.
Youth Served 1,901
Completion Rate 90%
ALICE Households Served 1,764
Total Enrollments for the YTD 668 Total Completed 663 Completion Rate 99% Participated in Leadership Training 43
Average Age at Time of Enrollment 16 years old Participated in Paid Work Experience 307 Participated in Career Exploration 200
Florida Medical Clinic Foundation of Caring $9,244 In a second year of funding, Florida Medical Clinic Foundation of Caring awarded CareerSource Tampa Bay (now CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas) a $9,244 grant to support the Tampa Bay Summer Hires program, which provides paid work experience, career exploration, and leadership training services to underserved Hillsborough County youth. This grant provides additional funding to youth who may not qualify for state and federal workforce programs.
Youth Served 12
CareerSource Tampa Bay Annual Report 23-24 Page 18
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