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Youth Work Experience

SSJNN offers supported, seasonal work opportunities for youth in our service area between the ages of 14‐16, providing mentorship and an hourly wage for urban farming, bicycle repair, landscaping and neighborhood beautification, and retail services at neighborhood shops.

Youth work experience team at the SSJNN urban farmYouth work experience participants in the garden

Urban Farming

Youth in the urban farming segment of this program sell produce they grow at the weekly, Little Italy Farmers Market and to neighborhood senior citizens and restaurants. Teens who work the market also learn about growing, harvesting and using several varieties of produce, marketing, sales, communication and much more.

Youth workers at the SSJNN urban farmTeens harvesting produce at the SSJNN urban farmYouth selling produce at the Little Italy Farmers Market