Summer Youth Employment Program FAQs

Pay rate: $13.50 per hour for 20–25 hours per week 

Holidays: Youth are only paid for hours worked. Worksites are asked not to schedule participants on holidays. 

Make-up hours: If a participant works less than 150 hours, they may be able to make up hours with their job coach and worksite supervisor before the program ends. Make-up hours are not guaranteed and are subject to the supervisor’s approval. 

You will be paid on a bi-weekly pay schedule.

Every other Friday is pay day.

Yes. Every paycheck will have taxes deducted.

No. It is not a requirement to have a bank account.  

However, having one is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED because Y.O.U. does not issue paper checks. All participants are paid by Direct Deposit.  

• A bank account is the best way to ensure that your money is safe, and it is also the smartest way to save your money.

If you do not provide bank account information by Orientation, you will receive a pay card from Y.O.U. on your first pay date.

If you already have a bank account, you will need to bring your direct deposit information to your assigned Orientation session. 

Y.O.U. needs a Direct Deposit form from the bank OR a voided check that includes your Name, Bank Account Number and the Routing Number to set up direct deposit. 

• Y.O.U. will not accept handwritten bank information.

Y.O.U. will only accept Non-Custodial accounts for this program. 

• If you submit bank information that includes a parent, Y.O.U. will safely, securely discard that direct deposit information and will issue a pay card on your first pay date.

Direct deposit information will be accepted at the discretion of Y.O.U. To ensure the safety of participant payments Y.O.U. will not accept direct deposit for digital personal finance platforms, such as CashApp or Venmo, as accounts housed on these platforms may not be protected by FDIC insurance.

No. Y.O.U. issues new pay cards every calendar year. 

If you worked for Y.O.U. last year, you will get a new pay card on the first pay date.