Celebrating the Summer of 2022

After two years of remote work and professional development, the summer of 2022 marked a triumphant return of our PIC interns to professional and technical workspaces! Thank you to Mayor Michelle Wu and her office for their leadership and partnership in ensuring the success of this year’s program.

As we move into the school year, we are focused on career exploration and developing workplace skills to ensure that many more students are prepared to compete for high-quality internships. Activities include work readiness workshops, skills training, paid internships, and after-school programs. We are excited about working closely with Superintendent Mary Skipper and the leadership at BPS high schools to develop and enhance industry-based career exploration pathways.

To learn more about the summer’s joyous return to in-person internships, we invite you to watch the 3-minute video below to hear from some of our 2022 employer partners and student interns on what these employer-paid, employer-supervised internship opportunities meant to them.

Click here to read our Summer Internships 2022 spotlights.

Door-Knocking: Reaching Out to the

Chronically Absent and Those Who Have

Left School Altogether

The Re-Engagement Center (REC), a partnership between the PIC and Boston Public Schools (BPS), hosted its annual door-knocking activity on Wednesday, September 7, as part of the year-round effort to re-engage students who have stopped attending school, particularly given the impact of the pandemic.

During the opening ceremony, Mayor Michelle Wu said that educators must reach beyond the classroom to connect with the community. Acting BPS Superintendent Drew Echelson emphasized that every young person needs to feel valued and supported in order to access a high-quality education.

Emmanuel Allen, the Director of the Re-Engagement Center, led 34 volunteers from the BPS, PIC, and partner organizations into the community to canvass in the neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, and Jamaica Plain. Volunteers visited over 160 homes and spoke with nearly 80 students and families, encouraging students to return to school, to attend regularly, and to contact the REC team if they needed any help in doing so.

Upcoming Special Events

Massachusetts STEM Week

October 17-21, 2022

Massachusetts STEM Week 2022 will take place from October 17 – 21. This week-long series of events is organized by the Executive Office of Education and the Massachusetts STEM Advisory Council in partnership with the state’s Nine Regional STEM Networks. STEM Week is a statewide effort to boost the interest, awareness, and ability of all students to see themselves in STEM opportunities.

For Boston STEM events the week of October 17, click he re.

Citywide College, Career & STEM Fair

October 22, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center, 1350 Tremont Street, Boston, MA

Save Saturday, October 22 for the Citywide College, Career & STEM Fair! 150 colleges, universities, career/STEM agencies, and employers have been invited to share valuable information with students about their programs. No registration required, open to all Boston students and families.

October 2022 marks the 16th annual College & Career Month! Events and activities are designed to encourage and empower students and their families to begin planning for life after high school as early as possible.

Click here to learn more.

The MA Advantage: Alternate Talent Sources to Diversify Your Tech Workforce

November 3, 2022 | 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. | 290 Congress Street, Boston, MA

Massachusetts technology and IT leaders have a unique opportunity to tap into a broad set of training and education programs that develop diverse, quality talent for high-demand, entry-level tech roles in business analysis, IT support, cybersecurity, cloud, data analysis, web development, and software engineering.

Attend this event to hear from leading employers and connect with the dynamic programs that can help you successfully diversify your tech hiring pipeline and meet your critical DEI goals.

Through a fast-paced schedule of short keynotes, panels and networking learn the value and best practices of using alternate talent pipelines.

Join The PIC Team

The PIC is hiring:

Youth Transitions Coordinator
Senior Human Resources Generalist
Assistant Director, Career Services
Career Specialists

Click here to learn how to join the PIC Team!

The PIC’s workforce is racially and experientially diverse at all levels. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

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