Business Partners

​Host Employer Experience

With your help, each year the Mayor's Youth Employment Program (MYEP) trains and develops the future workforce for the City of Charlotte.  Youth provide multiple benefits to businesses, such as increased productivity by having students engaged in meaningful task and project work. 


The MYEP is a 6-week summer career-focused internship program, minimum of 25 hours per week at a rate of $10/hour for a total of $1500

Our mission is to provide all Charlotte youth with equitable career development opportunities to explore the world of work, build social capital, and enhance economic mobility.

  • Experience can be onsite, virtual or a hybrid of on location and remote
  • Pre-requisite trainings offered to all CMS high schoolers and those who attend charter/private schools or are home schooled
  • Historically 45%  qualify for free or reduced lunches and 80% are youth of color
  • We need your help to provide meaningful, career-oriented experiences

 

MYEP Host Employers & Sponsors. Full list below.


List of Partners and Sponsors 

  • Accenture
  • Afro-American Cultural and Service Center
  • Alexander Youth Network
  • Ally Financial
  • Amwins Group
  • Atrium
  • Bakkavor USA
  • Bank of America
  • Belk Inc.
  • Best Future Inc
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Carolinas
  • Blue Line Technologies, Inc
  • Blumenthal Peforming Arts
  • Blumenthal Performing Arts
  • Bosch Rexroth Corporation
  • "Brownstone     Construction      Group,  LLC"
  • Carolina Construction Solutions LLC
  • Carolina Farm Trust, Inc.
  • CCCP Community Trust
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Charlotte Area Transit System
  • Charlotte Bilingual Preschool
  • Charlotte Center City Partners
  • Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
  • Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority
  • Clerk of Courts
  • Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc
  • Council for Children's Rights, Inc.
  • Digi-Bridge
  • Discovery Place
  • Drury Hotels
  • Duke Engery
  • E2D
  • Encore Technology Group, LLC
  • Envision Charlotte
  • Freedom In Me Business Showers
  • Freedom School Partners
  • Genesis Construction of the Carolinas Inc
  • Harker LLC
  • Hearns Real Estate Solutions, LLC
  • Hoopaugh Grading Company, LLC
  • Hope Community/Project 658
  • Hope For Harvest Youth Center
  • Hope Haven, Inc.
  • Hunter | Everage
  • INLIVIAN/Charlotte Housing Authority
  • Insite Properties LLC
  • LAWA
  • Loebsack & Brownlee, PLLC
  • LS3P Associates Ltd.
  • Matthews Free Medical Clinic
  • MICHAEL GRANT STATE FARM AGENT
  • National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America
  • New Atlantic Contracting, Inc.
  • Novant Health
  • Proctor & Assocs. Tax and Bookkeeping Service, Inc.
  • Proctor and Associates
  • Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc
  • Raise a Child of the Carolinas
  • Ross & Witmer Inc
  • She Built This City
  • Siemens Energy
  • South End Dentistry
  • SREE Hotels, LLC
  • SteelFab, Inc.
  • Teen Health Connection
  • The Cornwell Center at Myers Park Baptist Church
  • The Welkwood Group
  • Trane Technologies
  • TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE
  • Truist
  • Turner Construction Company
  • Urban League of Central Carolinas
  • Williams Chiropractic and Wellness, PLLC



MYEP 35th Anniversary Logo

Testimonials

"My experience with the MYEP youth program, has been nothing but great. I was introduced to the program about 8 years ago. I was so impressed with the program, that I teamed up with wonderful staff members that lead the program. They helped me get involved and to create an apprenticeship program for mechanics here at Charlotte Area Transit. I have had success in recruiting mechanics because of the program. Dawn and her team are a great partner with me and my team. I know our relationship with the MYEP program has set the city of Charlotte future in a great place. "

- Reginald Arrington


"This has been a rewarding experience for not only the MYEP interns, but for the Ally team, too! The students left an indelible mark and established a standard of excellence for future cohorts. We are proud!" - Crystal Williams, Ally Bank Director | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
 

Danielle Frazier (Charlotte Works) stated:  “[Diamond] was a pleasure to work with.  She always displayed a high level of professionalism and had a great attitude and we would like for her to continue participating in our ambassador program.”


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