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Powering the Pipeline

Where Career Pathways Begin

For Students
For Employers
2027 Student Recruitment Info
the work we do

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) Career & Workforce Readiness Unit operates career and workforce development programs year-round for members ages 6-18 along with additional opportunities for our alumni ages 19-24. In addition, the Career & Workforce Readiness Unit offers and/or operates our programs throughout the St. Louis region.

Our services include one-time soft skills workshops to a structured internship program, including credentialing, skill development, college preparatory, and dual enrollment opportunities. We welcome the opportunity to work with schools, nonprofit organizations, employers, and other entities that have career and workforce readiness goals.

OUR IMPACT

Since 1992, 98% of SLIP interns have successfully acquired work readiness skills, graduated high school, and pursued postsecondary education and professional careers.

SLIP internships are much more than just summer jobs. Eight-week paid summer internships are preceded by a guided application process and rigorous work readiness training and followed by year-round college access activities. An intensive guided application process develops skills needed for college and job applications. In ten required Saturday training sessions prior to the internships, students set personal career goals and develop job seeking, work readiness, and practical office skills. Year-round college prep and career planning activities help interns access post-secondary education. Ongoing SLIP networks of peers and professionals provide support, role models, and networks for future jobs. SLIP assists the St. Louis region by helping to develop and cultivate a diverse talent pipeline which impacts the following:

Development

Through SLIP, hundreds of thousands of dollars from interns’ wages is injected into our community.

Through SLIP, internships, professional networks and college access/persistence activities help students realize their potential and options for the future and assist them in reaching their personal, educational, and professional goals

Through SLIP, the critical gap between our talented young people and the needs of our region’s workforce is bridged.

Follow-up with our graduates shows that the majority are employed, continuing their education, or serving in our nation’s armed forces.

Join Top Corporations and Hire a SLIP Intern
Partnering with the St. Louis Internship Program (SLIP) by employing an intern for eight weeks during the summer is what a number of St. Louis employers do each year. You can join other metropolitan St. Louis companies in employing an intern in the summer who will be well trained, dress appropriately and ready to work. SLIP students are selected from a pool of highly motivated students who go through intensive ten week training in professional etiquette, basic computer skills and more, prior to intern placement.
Join Top Corporations and Hire a SLIP Intern
Partnering with the St. Louis Internship Program (SLIP) by employing an intern for eight weeks during the summer is what a number of St. Louis employers do each year. You can join other metropolitan St. Louis companies in employing an intern in the summer who will be well trained, dress appropriately and ready to work. SLIP students are selected from a pool of highly motivated students who go through intensive ten week training in professional etiquette, basic computer skills and more, prior to intern placement.

Building the St. Louis Workforce

Building

Great Futures

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis Career & Workforce Readiness Unit prepares young people for what’s next. Year-round programming serves Club Members ages 6 to 18, with continued opportunities for alumni ages 19 to 24, delivered across the St. Louis region.
Building Tomorrow’s Workforce, Today
From one-time soft skills workshops to structured internship programs, our services are built to meet young people where they are and move them forward. Programming includes:
We partner with schools, nonprofits, employers, and organizations across the region who share our commitment to career and workforce readiness. If that’s you, let’s talk.
Year-Round Program
We want to make sure that every student we touch understands the value of education, graduates high school, pursues post-secondary education/training, and ultimately secures a career and sows a seed back into the St. Louis community.
the work we do
We want to make sure that every student we touch understands the value of education, graduates high school, pursues post-secondary education/training, and ultimately secures a career and sows a seed back into the St. Louis community.
Building Tomorrow’s Workforce, Today
  • Intensive application process including written application and oral interview with program staff

 

  • Ten mandatory Saturday Training & Development Sessions that teaches students employability skills in addition to orientation and placement workshops

 

  • Basic work readiness skills such as dress for success, professional etiquette and interpersonal communication provide insight into professional work culture

 

  • Job seeking skills such as resume writing and interviewing skills help students see that acquiring professional positions can be possible

 

  • Practical work skills such as computer and office equipment operation give students tools they need to be effective in an office setting

 

  • Paid, eight-week internship in professional settings

 

  • Post-secondary planning activities including ACT Prep and field experiences to universities, tuition assistance, scholarship offerings, and scholarship notifications

 

  • Career field experiences to local businesses and leadership programs

 

  • Specialized career development programs that provides technical and practical skills (i.e. SLIP Mock Trial Institute, Healthcare Internship Component, etc.)

St. Louis Internship Program

2026 SLIP Impact

180 Students. Real experience. Measurable results.

  • 180Students placed in paid internships
  • 100%Internship completion rate
  • 100%Graduation rate for 2026 seniors
  • $600K+Payroll earned in summer 2026

Certifications Earned

177Total industry certifications

Certified Pharmacy Technician
4
Registered Pharmacy Technician
10
CNA
13
MC3
16
OSHA 10
25
FAA Drone
9
GIS
4
Python
3
CPR
33
BCSI
61
NC3 Precision Measuring
9

Dual Enrollment

262College credits earned

Training & Development
28
BOOST Internship
74
MOST Internship
120
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