In April, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and out of concern for the health and safety of all New Yorkers the decision was made to not operate the Ladders for Leaders program this summer. Despite the unfortunate circumstances, the L4L team at Commonpoint Queens continued to provide support to all our applicants.
With the help of a generous donation from Cord Meyer and the continued support from our long-lasting and dedicated worksite partners, we were able to place 75 students in 40 different worksites.
Our interns secured internships in companies like:
- New York Legal Assistance Group
- Internationals Network
- SHARE Cancer Support
- BlackRock
- NYS Port Authority
- The Paley Center for Media
- Urban Green Council
- League of Women’s Voters Rights
- Queens Chamber of Commerce
- Office of NYS Comptroller
- Manhattan DA
Thanks to QNS for their coverage of the support we received from Cord Meyer at https://qns.com/story/2020/06/02/commonpoint-queens-receives-30000-donation-for-summer-youth-internship-program/.
Commonpoint Queens is home to a number of youth workforce programs, including the nationally recognized program Ladders for Leaders. Ladders for Leaders offers high school and college students the opportunity to participate in paid professional summer internships with leading corporations, non-profit organizations and government agencies in New York City.
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This program is an initiative of the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
