Right Track: Cultivating Saint Paul’s Future Workforce
For your company to stay relevant, it needs a workforce of the future.
Since 2014, the City of Saint Paul’s Right Track program has connected this workforce of the future to hundreds of organizations, government agencies, and businesses through internships and professional development opportunities.
Saint Paul youth are talented, diverse and full of fresh, original ideas. Between their unique perspectives and energy, this up-and-coming generation is sure to take your business to the next level.
Apply to host an intern:
Right Track Employer Application
About Right Track
Right Track is a youth mentorship and employment program led by the City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department. We work with employers like you to host interns, pay for wages, and provide training and enrichment opportunities.
Right Track offers six- to nine-week internships for young people through two different programs: Saint Paul Youth Jobs One (YJ1) and Youth Jobs Two (YJ2). We are always looking for new employers to host interns for both programs.
YJ1: Building foundational job skills
Youth Jobs One focuses on supporting young people ages 14-19 who are looking to build their foundational job skills, helping them secure their first or second work opportunity to practice workplace basics. YJ1 primarily provides city-subsidized summer jobs in parks, libraries and nonprofits. You can learn more about YJ1 here.
YJ2: Career exploration
Youth Jobs Two focuses on building on those foundational skills by providing paid internships to young people ages 16-21 at organizations and businesses of all kinds, from U.S. Bank to the State of Minnesota. YJ2 internships generally include more project-based work. You can learn more about YJ2 here.
Partners who hosted summer 2023 Interns include:
Allina Health - United Hospital Alzheimer's Association American Indian Family Center artsus Base Camp, Northern Star Be Graceful Bakery and Catering Bestview Care Options Better Living Home HealthCare, Inc. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities Capitol Region Watershed District Children's Minnesota City of Saint Paul - Blooming Saint Paul City of Saint Paul - Como Park Zoo and Conservatory City of Saint Paul - Department of Safety & Inspection City of Saint Paul - Human Resources City of Saint Paul - Human Rights & Equal Economic Opportunity City of Saint Paul - Mayor's Office City of Saint Paul - Office of Financial Empowerment City of Saint Paul - Office of Financial Services City of Saint Paul - Parks and Recreation City of Saint Paul - Public Works City of Saint Paul - Office of Technology and Communications City of Saint Paul - Saint Paul Public Library City of Saint Paul – Office of Councilmember Chris Tolbert (Ward 3) City of Saint Paul - Councilmember Nelsie Yang (Ward 6) CommonBond Communities ComMUSICation CoMotion Center for Movement Construction Careers Foundation Cookie Cart Dar's Double Scoop Ecolab Elpis Enterprises Elsa's House of Sleep EOR Inc | Ever-Green Energy, Inc. Finishing Trades Institute of the Upper Midwest Flava Cafe Friends of the Mississippi River Frogtown Farm Great River Greening Hallie Q. Brown Community Center Hazel Park Congregational United Church of Christ Hazel Park Learning Center High School for Recording Arts Hiway Credit Union Irreducible Grace Foundation ITS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INC Keystone Community Services Kimley-Horn and Associates Listen Up Youth Radio M Health Fairview McGough Construction MIGIZI Communications Minnesota Children's Museum Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Minnesota Department of Management and Budget/Department of Administration (MMCAP) Minnesota Department of Transportation Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Minnesota STAR Program Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals Mississippi Park Connection Nanny's Jamaican Kitchen ncxt.co Neighborhood House Now. Make. Art. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Project for Pride in Living (PPL) Public Art Saint Paul Rabata 4-H Ramsey County - Workforce Solutions Ramsey County - Soil & Water Conservation | Agriculture Garden Project CDF Freedom Schools / Freedom Schools Express Facilities Department Humboldt Admin Office Nutrition Services Seals of Bilingualism Saint Paul Urban Tennis Scoopz Ice Cream La Cuchara Shakir Consulting Services Sounds of Hope, Ltd. Spark-Y: Youth Action Labs SPNN St. Paul Saints Baseball Club The Good Acre The Salvation Army St. Paul Eastside Corps The Sanneh Foundation Tree Trust U.S. Bank University of Minnesota College of Design Urban Boatbuilders Urban Roots Vivacity Tech PBC West 7th / Fort Road Federation West Indies Soul Food West Side Community Organization (WSCO) West Side Farmers Market World Youth Connect Xcel Energy Young Dance YWCA St Paul |
Other resources
- Video of January 13, 2022, Employer Engagement event: View here
- Timeline for YJ1 Youth
- Timeline for YJ1 Employer Partners (listed under "Important Dates")
- Timeline for YJ2 Youth
- Timeline for YJ2 Employer Partners
- Remote Work Guide