Our Story: About Teens4Hire® (T4H)
Teens4Hire.org was the first to market (Feb 15th,
2002) online U.S. membership-based service that enables companies to find "ready
to work" teens (19-14) and prepares its teen members for the workplace.
Today, 80% of U.S. teenagers want a paying job, a way to earn money, or a meaningful work-based
learning experience. It is this impetus that has driven us to continue providing
this social service.
If you are an employer, work with us to reach out to our teen job seekers.
We
teach our job seeker members how to conduct career self-assessments, earn a job
(soft skills), write a resume, find suitable openings, apply, interview, and
ultimately be outstanding workers once hired!
We
showcase suitable openings, educational resources, instruction, job readiness
training and strive to instill in our members the importance of a strong work
ethic.
Our
Loyal Staff and Volunteers
Michelle
M., Administrative Staff Member
David
C., Outreach Staff Member
Emily
A., Executive Director
Vanessa O., Research Staff Member
Stelly
K., Volunteer
Our
Dedicated Team of Advisors
Bill Wolfe; Dennis
Elliott; Harold
Lee; Kim Shepard; Mike
Temkin; Phyllis
Hartman
Our
Founder
Founder Renée
Ward is a former Vice President of the
recruitment advertising and staffing industry.
Ms.
Ward is an expert resource to media,
schools and community groups. She has
been featured on the CBS Early Show, NBC Today Show, Fox Business News, CNN,
CBS Evening News, hundreds of radio programs and quoted or featured in
thousands of print publications such as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New
York Times, Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, Kiplinger, the Bottom Line,
AARP magazine, US News and World Report, Christian Science Monitor, Seventeen,
and Newsweek to name a few.
Ms.
Ward is the principal of a privately held company. She also publishes Seniors4Hire.org, a career
center for those 50 and older, as a socially responsible public service.
“We
must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled, but as candles to be
lit.”
--Robert H. Shaffer
Teens4Hire® is a fiscally sponsored project of Empowerment Works, a 501c3 nonprofit organization EIN: 31-179-6801.
All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Donations should be made payable to:
Teens4Hire®
7171 Warner Ave Suite B466
Huntington Beach, CA 92647