Bronx Tackles Youth Workforce Development

“Summers knows that internships can be a significant opportunity for young people in low-income communities — but there are often hurdles in securing one. ‘Too often, it’s about who you know, and low-income families don’t have the same sense of network to know about opportunities,’ he says. But Summers was just tapped by HERE to HERE, a Bronx nonprofit creating pathways to employment, to change that. He is overseeing the newly formed Bronx Private Industry Council, unique to New York City as a borough-based, employer-led entity focused on youth workforce development. Taking inspiration from the 40-year-old Boston Private Industry Council, it’s out to transform how businesses, schools and community organizations develop talent pipelines in the Bronx.”