Apprenticeships
Teens, age 14 and up, who have a “passion for fashion” are invited to apply for SewGreen’s free after-school apprenticeship program. Led by Autumn Newell, the program provides group and individualized instruction on fashion design and apparel construction. Everyone is welcome, but first preference is given to City of Ithaca residents who come from lower-income households. The apprenticeship program
meets on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons. Applications are now being accepted.

For more information, contact Autumn at youthcoord@sewgreen.org.

After-School Jobs
After-school are available to qualified teens who are referred by local agencies – such as the Ithaca Youth Bureau’s YES program, JobLink, The Learning Web, and others – that offer employment subsidies. You must be at least 14 and have your working papers. Contact us about what jobs are available. We will have you come in for an interview, and if you are hired, we will work closely with the agency that will provide your paychec

Summer CIT Program (Counselor in Training)
In the summer, we offer a six-week CIT (Counselor in Training) program, where you can be paid to learn to sew and then teach it to others. The program has three weeks of training and three weeks of working with younger kids in summer sewing camps. CITs must be referred by an agency such as those listed above, and must interview with us before being hired.

Internships
SewGreen is seeking talented college-age interns who want retail or teaching experience. We can accommodate work-study participants through our affiliation with Cornell Cooperative Extension. Most of our internships are unpaid, unless together we can find a source of grant funding. Our internships are personally tailored to fit your interests and talents. We will show you how to run a store, and if you like to work with kids and teens, how to help out in the sewing classrooms.