Last week, the Philadelphia Youth Network launched their 2021 WorkReady Summer program with support and participation from over 80 program partners across the city. The WorkReady Summer program offers paid summer experiences in employment and workforce for thousands of the city’s youths from 12-24 years of age, actively preparing them with the exposure, skills, and knowledge for them to succeed in their future careers.

In our continued efforts to advance the Recharge & Recover PHL aspiration to position the Greater Philadelphia region as the new national model to learn, apprentice, and work in the jobs of the future, the Chamber is proud to support WorkReady and would like to formally thank all of the Chamber member organizations who have stepped up to support the program and the Philly Summer Jobs Fund in 2021:

Accenture
Bank of America
Blank Rome
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Chubb
Citizens Bank
City of Philadelphia (Office of Children and Families)
Comcast
Community College of Philadelphia
CVS Health
Deloitte LLP
Drexel University
Educational Data Systems, Inc. (EDSI),
Gift of Life
Hilco Redevelopment Partners
Independence Blue Cross
Jefferson University
Lutron Electronics

M&T Bank
Main Line Health
Morgan Lewis
Morgan Properties
PECO
Pennoni Associates, Inc.
PeopleShare
Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO
Philadelphia Eagles (Social Justice Fund)
Philadelphia Gas Works
Philadelphia Works
The School District of Philadelphia
Truist
United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern NJ
Wawa
Wells Fargo
William Penn Foundation

Your support, commitment, and contributions will be critical to the success of this year’s program and each and every young person served.

For more information or to get involved in WorkReady, contact Patty Day at pday@chamberphl.com.

Recharge & Recover PHL

Join regional leaders as we prioritize regional health and safety, create opportunities for displaced workers, and bolster support for small, Black and brown businesses in a shared effort to stabilize, energize, and prepare Greater Philadelphia for a durable recovery.