College Works

If you participate, you will:

• Have a paid job with an MSU Denver department over the summer.
• Be paired with a peer mentor to answer questions and support you.
• Weekly educational & professional development workshops
• Connection with campus resources

Students Living in Denver

If you participate in College Works, you will be paid $18.29/hr for time working for an MSU Denver department.

Payment is provided by the Denver Youth Employment Program, so you must meet their qualifications:

• Must be ages 14-21
• Must be currently enrolled in school, high school or postsecondary
• Must be a resident of Denver
• Must be eligible to work in the US
• Have been affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic (example: had to do online learning during pandemic)

AND one of the following income qualifiers:

• Low-to-moderate income earner: Income at or below 300 percent (300%) of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for the size of the household based on the most recently published poverty guidelines by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• You or family is currently receiving public assistance (SNAP, TANF, LEAP, etc.)
• You or family member receives free or reduced lunch

Students Living Outside of Denver

We will connect you to a job with one of the departments at MSU Denver where you can work up to 30 hours per week over the summer.

You will be paid through Adams County Workforce programs, so must meet their qualifications to participate:

• Ages 16 to 24

Experience one or more of the following challenges:

• Homeless or housing-insecure
• Have a disability (physical, mental, and learning)
• Parenting or pregnant
• Foster youth or former foster youth
• Have been involved in the criminal justice system (including misdemeanor, felony, probation, parole, etc.)

OR

• Eligible for SNAP, TANF, or free or reduced lunch andone of the following:
  • Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
  • New American
  • Medicaid Recipient
  • Gender Minority (trans, non-cis, etc.)
  • Child Protective Services referred
  • Never worked before (taxable income job- have not received a W-2 or 1099) or unemployed 27+ weeks
  • Section 8
  • Enrolled in an English Language Learner (ELL) program

To verify or ask questions about eligibility please email [email protected] or call 720-523-6898.