Support is also provided by:
NYS Office of Community and Family Services and Dutchess County Division of Youth Services
Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development
Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board
Discovery Land Company Foundation
The Durst Foundation
As well as Private contributions
Teen Jobs
Our Teen Jobs Program is open for enrollment for 2022. To apply complete the application by contacting Erin Chirevas at
BENEFITS TO STUDENTS: Join CPSB and...
• Help seeking employment — locate opportunities, write resumes and cover letters, apply and interview.
• Get an entry-level job in a field of your choice. The pay is minimum wage, but the experience is long lasting.
• Participate in paid work skills training— learn all the skills needed to succeed in the workplace, from dress and etiquette to conflict resolution.
• research future careers and the educational requirements of these careers.
BENEFITS TO EMPLOYERS: As a CPSB partner, you'll make an important contribution to the local economy by helping to train the future workforce. Wages are paid by NECC. In return, you will...
• Offer meaningful experience — so that interns can learn to work in your field.
• Assign a mentor to interns — mentors teach interns workplace rules and regulations and the specific tasks required of the job. They also help them establish good working relationships with co-workers and resolve problems in positive ways. The mentoring relationship builds the intern's confidence and pride in completing a job to the best of his or her abilities.
CPSB HISTORY:
CPSB was created by the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Center (ERVK) in 2001 to provide jobs and jobs skills training for Dutchess County teenagers. The program also aims to improve academic achievement and broaden career opportunities for our youth. Five school districts — Poughkeepsie, Beacon, Dover, Pawling, and Webutuck — have participated so far, and more than 400 students countywide have completed paid internships through the program.
The Webutuck school district joined the partnership in 2003, and CPSB is now well-established in the Millerton-Amenia, NY area. The local program is coordinated by the North East Community Center in Millerton, and many area businesses have participated as hosts.
HOW TO GET STARTED:
Our Teen Jobs Program is open for enrollment for 2022. To apply complete the application by contacting Erin Chirevas erin@neccmillerton.org
Send your completed application to: teenprograms@neccmillerton.org or NECC Teen Jobs Program, POB 35 Millerton, NY 12546
If you have questions, you may also contact Teen Jobs Coordinator via email or phone.
Participating Businesses
The following local workplaces have hosted CPSB interns:
• Agway of Millerton • Allee Design • Amenia Day Camp • Audubon of Sharon • Cornell Cooperative Extension • Country Gardeners Florist • Delango Auto • Fountain Press Graphic Design and Printing • Four Brothers Pizza • Harney and Sons Tea Company • Hope Rising Farm • Irving Farms Coffee House • Label Shopper • The Lantern • Millerton Inn • Moviehouse • North East Community Center • NECC’s Millerton Farmers Market • NECC Teen Farm Education Program • NECC Summer Lunchbox • North East Millerton Library • Oberon Stables • Oblong Books • Peggy’s Sweet and Savory • Pine Plains Barber Shop • Richie's Deli • Rocksteady Farm • Sharon Playhouse • The T Shirt Farm • Village of Millerton Summer Recreation Program • Wassaic Project • Webutuck Elementary School • Webutuck High School