YEI Programs
Paid Summer Internship
Artprentice Summer Internship
Providing paid opportunities for youth to build creative and technical skills, gain work experience, and explore STE(A)M career pathways.
What students do
Paid work
Paid opportunities for youth.
Build skills
Build creative and technical skills.
Gain experience
Gain work experience.
Explore careers
Explore STE(A)M career pathways.
Art, Apparel & Design
The art of business
Youth learn the art of business and the business of art through apparel, graphic design, branding, media, and creative products.
How it works
Start with MBSYEP
Youth start through DC’s Mayor Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (MBSYEP) with DOES, with continued opportunities through YEI.
Summer 2027 dates coming soon.
How MBSYEP at YEI works →Help open more doors.
Every gift, partnership, and volunteer hour helps DC youth turn ideas into opportunity.