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March 7, 2024
“Summer Searchers that stay with us are earning degrees, getting jobs, and finding their purpose in life.”
Since 1990, more than 9,000 students and alumni have partnered with Summer Search to help build the skills needed to succeed in the real world.
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Next Up: Join Our Team
Our people are driven by a passion for creating equity and supporting young people to thrive in education, work, and life.
We pride ourselves on authentic relationships and close-knit teams and strive to foster a work culture that is centered around well-being, learning, and personal and professional growth.
Next Up: Partner With Us
Our partners make Summer Search possible. Whether financially or through donation of services or goods, that support allows us to provide each Summer Searcher with empowering opportunities to find their way in the world. We partner with:
Next Up: Volunteer
Are you interested in becoming a board member, career coach, or volunteer?
Send an email to readyfly@summersearch.org with your name, location, and your answer to “Why Summer Search?”
Next Up: Learn
Fly over to The Remex or connect via social to learn about the things that matter to Summer Searchers, our people, and our communities.
Next Up: CONNECT
This is Summer Search’s own, exclusive online space for our community: Summer Search CONNECT supports young people in their journey of purpose, career readiness, and financial well-being.
For Summer Searchers: Join today and start CONNECTing with peers and mentors, finding career coaches, joining groups, and more.
For Partners & Organizations: Leverage CONNECT to recruit and engage with thousands of talented Summer Searchers. Contact Leslie Eichler to learn about partnership opportunities.
Next Up: Apply
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"Choose Summer Search for the amazing connections that you're gonna make with people from all across the country for the endless support that we're gonna provide to you and all of the amazing life-changing experiences that you'll get to be a part of."
— Logan, Seattle staff
"In the future I still, I always wanna be a part of summer search, whether it's me being a board member or stopping in the office when I do have the chance."
— Jessica, Philly Alumna
"I chose Summer Search 'cause of the many opportunities and adventures I was able to go on."
— Kalkidan, Seattle Student
" Even though it was a rainy, stormy day, these smiles really lit up the night "
— Adriana, Boston Staff
"You should join Summer Search because you get amazing mentors, amazing help, and you get to make really cool, lifelong friends and you get to travel for free somewhere really cool."
— Edan, Seattle Summer Searcher
"Because Summer Search won't only help you search for your purpose, but will help you achieve your dreams and your goals."
— Diana, NYC Summer Searcher
"Because Summer Search helps you open your eyes to new opportunities. It helps you grow your mind and meet new people and get yourself out there. It helps you learn more about people in your community. "
— Evelyn, NYC Summer Searcher
"Because I've seen my students grow so much in a year and a half socially, emotionally, mentally, and just get to be in a special community with each other."
— Joshua, NYC Staff
"Why Summer Search? You should do Summer Search for your peers, family, friends, and siblings, to set an example, and to live a better life."
— Noe, Seattle Summer Seacher
" I recommend Summer Search because they brought me to places such as Ecuador to chase my ambitions as doing humanitarian work."
— Jonathan, Seattle Summer Seacher
"As a proud Summer Search alum, Joel thanks Summer Search for all the support in helping him overcome the many obstacles of a first-generation college graduate. "
— Joel, NYC Alum
If you are a prospective Summer Searcher (or family to a prospective Summer Searcher) and looking for more information about joining our program, please answer a few questions and real human being will get back to you!