Alumni Program

The Summer Search Alumni Association provides you with access to resources after high school so that you can continue to fulfill your potential as successful, responsible leaders and role models.

Depending on what stage you’re at on your life journey, you can draw on the following opportunities as part of the Summer Search Alumni Program:

• A network of over 2200 alumni across the country
• Access to higher education and financial guidance
• Access to college transition support
• Access to professional development opportunities, including skill-building workshops, career guidance, internships, and informational interviews with a network of professonals
• National Alumni Summit and local alumni events
• Emergency funding

To find out more about the resources available to Summer Search alumni, and to learn about our upcoming events, please contact your local alumni coordinator or check out our Events Calendar.

Emergency and Enrichment Fund

Each office has a fund dedicated to giving our alumni scholarships for emergency situations and enrichment opportunities. This fund can assist with the various costs of completing college and enhancing your educational and professional career, such as purchasing books and a computer for college, travel expenses, urgent medical and dental needs, and Kaplan scholarships for GRE, GMAT, MCAT and LSAT coaching, to name just a few. Contact your local alumni coordinator for more information on available scholarships.

Professional Development Opportunities

INTERNSHIPS

We partner with over 60 organizations nationwide. Every year we continue to build our internship program to fit alumni needs and interests. As interns, Summer Search alumni gain incredible experience and exposure to a variety of professions. But, how do hiring companies benefit? A hardworking, motivated young person to your team, a prospect to train the next generation of engaged professionals, and an opportunity to help your organization “do well by doing good.” For more information, check out Summer Search Boston’s  internship flier and the Employment Guide.

Some of our internship partners across the country are:

• 826 Valencia
• Angel Points
• Choate Stewart & Hall
• Common Sense Media
• Corby Capital Markets
• Dana Farber Cancer Institute
• Dodge & Cox
• Hall Capital
• Lawson Willard Architects
• Loomis Sayles & Company
• Outward Bound
• Osterweis Capital Management
• Phacil, Inc.
• Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
• Powderhouse Productions
• Shawmut Design & Construction
• Youth Noise

WORKSHOPS
Summer Search offices host workshops for alumni, with topics ranging from how to navigate the transition to and from college, to information on graduate school as a next step, to life-skills information on etiquette, managing your finances and buying a home.

NETWORKING
In addition to the internship program and professional development workshops, alumni can benefit from access to a network of professionals from various fields who are willing to meet for informational interviews and general career advising. These opportunities provide young alumni with invaluable advice and contacts.

For more information about our Professional Development opportunities, contact Emily Edwards.