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Dear Potential Manager,

I hope this email finds you well. We have an additional partially funded Intern program we would like to share with you and invite you to participate in: our Youth Opportunity Program (YOP). The SLAC Youth Opportunity Program is a ten-week internship program designed to give local entry-level students from low-income backgrounds exposure to the workplace while allowing them the opportunity to enhance their job skills . These youth seek internship opportunities that will provide them with enriching experiences and opportunities to build their resume.

SLAC partners with non-profit organizations such as Students Rising Above and the Peninsula College Fund to identify applicants that meet the eligibility criteria. Applications are filtered through these organizations and sent to the hiring managers for review and final selection. Our hope is that you may be interested in hiring and mentoring a student from the YOP program. We strive to embrace diversity and inclusion at SLAC and participating in our Youth Opportunity Program gives you the opportunity to do so. If you are interested in participating please fill out the Interest Form.

Here is how it works:

1. If interested, you will provide us with a project or work assignment (could be either scientific or non-scientific)
2. We will conduct a 5 minute intake to make sure the project/work assignment is a good fit for the program/students
3. We will advertise the position and match you with a student
4. The Human Resources department will sponsor $1000 towards the interns pay and your department will cover the rest
5. Intern will start in June or July

If you are interested in hiring an intern, please fill out the Interest Form. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,

Rebecca