Bank of America recently announced that four area high school juniors and seniors were selected as Student Leaders, an eight-week paid summer internship connecting students to employment, skills development and community service.
The students will gain practical work and leadership experience and receive financial education coaching from Bank of America’s Better Money Habits curriculum, while working alongside local nonprofit Communities in Schools of Jacksonville.
This is the 20th year Bank of America has offered this competitive paid internship program in Jacksonville, with 95 high school students selected as Student Leaders since the program began in 2004.
“By providing career and leadership development opportunities for teens for 20 years, we continue to help develop the next generation of skilled workers, which is essential to the region's long-term economic growth," said Mark Bennett, president, Bank of America Jacksonville. “These exceptional teens selected for the Student Leaders program will not only gain practical work and life experience, but the community in turn will gain help from local nonprofits and a diverse pipeline of talent as these young adults enter the local workforce.”
The class of 2024 Jacksonville Bank of America Student Leaders are:
Along with Student Leaders, Bank of America is connecting several teens and young adults to paid jobs and internships with Jacksonville Humane Society through its Summer Youth Employment Program.