For many young people looking for their passion in life, there’s one milestone that can make all the difference: their first internship.
Last month, more than 200 Omaha high school students had the opportunity to take that first step at Avenue Scholars’ (avescholars.org) annual Internship Fair. Held on Jan. 29 at the Salvation Army Kroc Center, the Internship Fair brought Scholars in the program together with more than 20 local employers offering paid internship positions.
The Internship Fair is part of an annual slate of programming designed to help Scholars find a career pathway that they’re passionate about and pursue the necessary skills and experience to succeed in it. In the fall, Avenue Scholars’ junior cohort participated in Career Awareness programming, visiting area businesses to learn about job opportunities in six high-demand fields: healthcare, the skilled trades, transportation/automotive, information technology (IT), business, and education…