Fall River, MassHire Launch Youth Jobs Pilot After Placing Nearly 300 Teens in 2025
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Updated · Fall River Herald News · Jun 13
Fall River, MassHire Launch Youth Jobs Pilot After Placing Nearly 300 Teens in 2025
2 articles · Updated · Fall River Herald News · Jun 13
Summary
Fall River and the MassHire Bristol Workforce Board launched a youth employment pilot to connect young adults with summer jobs in Fall River, Taunton and Attleboro.
Funding declines in subsidized summer youth programs left more applicants than the regional MassHire system could place, prompting the pilot to recruit businesses with seasonal openings.
Employers are being pitched an existing pool of job-ready candidates, while participants gain work experience, soft skills and career exploration opportunities.
Nearly 300 Fall River youth were placed in jobs or training through Youthworks in summer 2025, and the new pilot extends the Healey-Driscoll administration's broader push to expand youth employment statewide.