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Gain Valuable Employability Skills
Get On The Job Experience
WCM Summer Youth Employability 101 Course
The WCM Summer Youth Employment Course is designed to give participants training and preparation for employment. This program has two components covered over six weeks. The schedule includes five weeks of interactive Zoom lessons and employment exploration field trips
or virtual career fairs with community business partners.
Click the videos below to see highlights from past summer programs.
Participant Requirements
Who Can Participate?
Open to students ages 14—18
You must register through this website to reserve your seat in the summer youth employment program (required). The class is limited to 20 students.
What Will We Do?
Participants will learn about important job-related topics such as dressing for success, time management, financial literacy (what to do when you get your paycheck), and more! The virtual sessions are weekly via Zoom for five weeks followed by an onsite career visit or virtual career fair.
How Long is the Course?
The course begins in June. Summer on-site or virtual job exploration activities and the program closing takes place in July or early August. Participants will receive a certificate of completion, program t-shirt, and a stipend at the end of the program - just in time for the new school year!
Thank you for your interest in the
Summer Youth Employability Course.
We are now enrolling for Summer 2027.
Please click the link below to access the registration form. The program is limited to 20 participants on a first-come, first served basis.
If all seats fill, we will place you on a waitlist.
Many Thanks to Our Proud Partners and Sponsors for Summer 2026
​Guest Facilitators and Employment Partners
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Dr. Julie Hartman & Staff - Loris Animal Hospital
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Dr. Crystal Pee Bowman - Integer Technologies
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Laila Aleah McIver - Medical Student, Hampton University
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Denise Chatman - Optimism Preventive Services, Inc.
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Sharolyn DeWitt - DRS Consulting
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Michael Allen - MOA Architecture
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Vincent Myers - HGTC
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Marsha Taylor - The Trestle Bakery
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Dr. Eugene Bellamy, Jr. - The Academy of Hope Public Charter School
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Joseph Wallace - Masters Credit Consultants
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Etta Greene Carter - Horry County Adult Education Center
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Dazya Singleton - Business Student, SC State University
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Jasmine McCray - Software Engineer
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Tellers Pollard - Flavor Hills Restaurants
Premium Sponsors (Listed on T-shirts)
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Bethel AME Church
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Hope and Freedom Home Care, LLC
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Snag & Drag Towing
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Big Mike's Soul Food
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Whittemore High School Class of 1967
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Ocean View Funeral Home & Crematory
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Palmetto Works Community Development Corp.
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Whittemore Racepath Historical Society