Youth intern receiving on-the-job training at Ashbury Images.

GETTING READY FOR WORK AND LIFE

New Door Ventures offers on-the-job training through paid internships.

Social Enterprises:

New Door Ventures owns and operates social enterprises that serve as job-training centers for at-risk youth. Each social enterprise offers six-month paid internships that teach job-specific skills.

At Ashbury Images, our apparel printing business, youth interns learn screen-printing operations, shipping and receiving, and other manufacturing tasks.

At Pedal Revolution, our bicycle shop, youth interns learn bike assembly and repair, inventory tracking, retail sales

At both enterprises, youth interns learn important workplace skills such as communication, teamwork, accountability and conflict management. They also receive personalized one-on-one support from case managers who work with them in responding to workplace issues and their pursuit of broader life goals.

Work Experience Program:

Our Work Experience Program (WEP) provides supported first-job experiences to in-school, at-risk youth. Students are placed in a 10-week paid internship in a local organization or business. Mentors employed by the sponsoring organization supervise the youth interns. 

WEP interns meet weekly as a group for a time of discussion of workplace issues, work-readiness training, peer learning and support.