Reality Fair
Inform youth about financial decisions in adulthood
Summer 2026 Event TBD
The Career Accelerator Pathway program provides intermediate-level job opportunities for 18-24-year-olds enrolled in a post-secondary program. New in 2025, STL Youth Jobs is organizing an inaugural Reality Fair. Following the blueprint designed by FDIC, "a Reality Fair is a simulation of an adult’s financial life that provides youth with an interactive experience for making real world financial decisions and managing money. Participants experience what it is like to have an account at a financial institution, decide how to use their money, obtain a loan, manage debt, and more."
STL Youth Jobs is looking for volunteers to staff the 12 booths representing financial decisions in adulthood, such as housing, health care, transportation, charitable giving, credit cards, parenthood, and pets. Volunteers with professional experience to share in these specific decision areas will enhance the experience for attendees, but expertise is not required. This event is expected to last about three hours.
Job Readiness or Financial empowerment training
facilitate one or multiple of our required training sessions
Sessions for Summer 2026 TBD
STL Youth Jobs’ summer participants (ages 14-24) are required to participate in Job Readiness (JRT) and Financial Empowerment Training (FET) prior to the start of their employment. STL Youth Jobs is looking for volunteers to present JRT & FET materials in a series of trainings held April through August. Trainings are delivered in small groups twice weekly (weekday evenings and on Saturdays) at our provider partners’ locations and typically last four hours for JRT and two hours for FET. Volunteers for this opportunity are invited to assist with the curation of training materials, if desired.
Discover You Guest Speakers
SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE IN A SPECIFIC FIELD WITH DISCOVER YOU PARTICIPANTS
Openings for Summer 2026 TBD
The Discover You program for 14- and 15-year-olds provides job readiness training and career exploration for a younger age group who are just starting in the world of work. In addition to classroom-style training sessions in soft skills development and financial education, participants also hear from guest speakers on a variety of topics.
STL Youth Jobs is looking for volunteers who are interested in sharing their experiences, expertise, and knowledge in topics including: entrepenuership, mental health, building credit, specific career fields, etc.
There are two locations (two classrooms at STLCC Florissant Valley & 2 classrooms at Harris Stowe State University), so we ask you to be available to speak at both locations. Please sign up below if you are interested in learning more!
Discover You fIELD TRIPS
hOST DISCOVER YOU PARTICIPANTS AT YOUR ORGANIZATION
Schedule for Summer 2026 TBD
The Discover You program for 14- and 15-year-olds provides job readiness training and career exploration for a younger age group who are just starting in the world of work. In addition to classroom-style training sessions in soft skills development where they hear from guest speakers, participants also participate in field trips at a variety of businesses and organizations to learn about the range of roles within that industry.
STL Youth Jobs is looking for businesses and organizations that are willing to offer a field trip opportunity for these participants. These opportunities should be at last three hours and should include a tour, hands-on activity, and informational session with multiple professionals represented. We also ask that lunch be provided, if it’s during the lunch hour. If you are interested in learning more, reach out by clicking on the button below!