Try on the future.
Get paid while you learn.
Build what comes next.
A three-week summer experience for youth workforce-eligible students ready to explore careers, practice leadership, earn a stipend, and leave with real industry training.
Mon–Thu9:00 AM–2:30 PM
June 8–25, 2026
$15/hr
3 weeks
Mon–Thu
9–2:30
Career exploration that moves from idea to experience.
Students do more than hear about careers. They build professional habits, get daily mentorship, practice leadership, and complete industry-connected forklift training through All Star Training Academy.
Industry exposure, workplace expectations, and guided conversations help students see real paths toward upward economic mobility.
Daily mentorship, professional development, leadership development, and mental health therapy support the whole student.
Forklift training certification gives students a practical skill connected to logistics, warehousing, and regional workforce needs.
Paid time. Real support. A usable next step.
The program is designed for students who are ready to learn by doing and be supported while they grow.
Students are paid for their participation, helping make summer career growth practical for families.
MentorshipDaily guidance
Peer Power Success Coaches help students process what they are learning and connect it to goals after the program.
All Star Training Academy provides the industry training component for students who complete the program requirements.
Students practice communication, workplace readiness, expectations, and confidence for real employment settings.
Leadership development helps students understand their strengths and how to show up for a team.
Holistic support gives students space to care for the personal side of growth, pressure, and transition.
For students ready to find out what work can become.
This program is built for youth workforce-eligible students who want a structured summer experience, not just a place to spend the day. Students should be ready to show up consistently, participate fully, and learn in both classroom and hands-on training environments.
Curious about careers
You do not need to know exactly what job you want. You do need to be open to exploring options.
Ready for structure
The schedule runs Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM, for three full weeks.
Interested in skill-building
Students leave with stronger professional habits and a practical industry training experience.
Built with industry and community partners.
All Star Training Academy provides the forklift training certification. Summer 2026 program materials should also recognize Children’s Foundation of Memphis, Urban Landscape Foundation, and Monogram Foods.
Before you raise your hand.
When does the program run?
Do students get paid?
What kind of training is included?
Who should apply?
The program is intended for Memphis youth who want a step up.
Summer Opportunity Fund
Fund the seats that make summer count.
Every summer, Memphis students face a choice: build on what they have learned, or lose ground. Peer Power’s summer programs turn that window into momentum – ACT score growth, paid career exploration, financial literacy, bridge support, mentorship, confidence, and real next steps.
$115,000
to help fund 300 summer seats.
Programs begin in June. A gift now helps make sure cost is not the reason a student misses the chance to grow, earn, prepare, or lead.
$200
ACT Boot Camp seat
A student gets intensive prep that can move them closer to the ACT 21 HOPE Scholarship threshold.
$750
Young Wall Street seat
A student learns market mechanics, investing language, and the habits behind long-term wealth-building.
$800
Summer Bridge student
A rising 8th-10th grader enters the school year with stronger academics, confidence, and support.
$1,000
Career Exploration stipend
A youth workforce-eligible student earns while building professional skills and career direction.
$1,250
Success Coach support
A trained Success Coach helps students stay engaged, known, and moving toward the next step.
$5,250
Founding Summer Sponsor
A business can sponsor three seats each in ACT Boot Camp, Young Wall Street, and Summer Bridge.
Ways to Give
Choose the giving path that works best for you.
The donation slip gives supporters several practical ways to help: online, by mail, through stock, or through a donor-advised fund. However you give, your support helps provide high-quality tutoring and mentoring for Memphis youth.
Fastest
Give online
Use the secure Summer 2026 donation form to make a one-time gift or set up support online.
Preferred
Mail a check
Peer Power notes that mail gifts help bypass online transaction fees.
Peer Power Foundation
850 Ridge Lake Blvd, Suite 1
Memphis, TN 38120
Stock or DAF
Give through assets
For donor-advised fund gifts, use the legal name below.
THE PEER POWER FOUNDATION INC.
Tax ID: 20-2069907
Spend the summer building a path, not waiting for one.
June 8–25, 2026 · Monday–Thursday · 9:00 AM–2:30 PM
$15/hour stipend · Forklift training certification included
