"The All Stars Project is proud to collaborate with Dallas Mayor Eric L. Johnson on this visionary initiative. It is an honor to serve the City of Dallas by leading this program and leveraging the existing incredible workforce resources of some of the city’s leading nonprofits and educational institutions. Our decades of grassroots experience and research-backed approach to youth development make us uniquely equipped to help Dallas Works succeed. Together, we can create a model to prepare young people for the workforce and beyond."
- Chris Street
President and CEO, All Stars Project, Inc.
"If our youth are never exposed to the
corporate sector and never learn about what jobs are available, why would they strive to gain a higher education? How and when do they become career-ready? Companies who take on high school interns not only support their own talent pipeline, but the entire corporate pipeline. Again, it’s all about early
exposure and creating new possibilities."
- Antoine Joyce-Roach
Senior Vice President/
City Leader, ASP of Dallas
About ALL STARS PROJECT INC.
Founded in 1981, All Stars Project (ASP) is a 501(c)3 national nonprofit that uses a performance based approach to help tens of thousands of inner-city youth and their families create success in their lives. Through the developmental power of performance we transform the lives of youth from poor and underserved communities in partnership with caring adults, giving everyone the opportunity to grow.
All Stars Project is on the forefront of building community by bridging racial, economic and social divisions to develop a caring 21st Century America.
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Welcome to Dallas Works 2025
Dallas Works is a comprehensive youth development program that provides young people from 16-21 with life-changing workforce readiness experiences. Over the years, the Mayor's Summer Employment Program has provided hundreds of young people with valuable summer employment opportunities. In 2025, in partnership with Mayor Eric L. Johnson, Dallas Works is powered by the ALL STARS PROJECT and will reach over 1,000 young people with career-focused learning opportunities and place over 100 youth from underserved communities in paid internships in local businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies.
Internship Sponsors
2025 Dallas Works Program
View and register for available Career Ready Workshops here.
To be eligible for the Summer Internship, participants must complete the Internship Prep Bootcamp. Applications for the Internship Prep Bootcamp will open March 31. Stay tuned!
Student applications will be accepted through April 28 at 5 PM or until 200 applications have been received—whichever occurs first. Additional eligible applicants will be waitlisted for any openings that occur before the Internship Prep Bootcamp begins.
Jan 28
Internship Sponsorship Breakfast
February - April
Career Ready Workshops
March 31
Internship Application opens
April 28
Internship Application closes
April 30
Notification to Interns Accepted
May 17
Internship Prep Bootcamp Orientation
May & June
Intern Supervisor Training Sessions
June 2 - 7
Internship Prep Bootcamp workshops across Dallas
June
Internship Placements and Onboarding
June 30
Summer Internships Begin
August 8
Last Day of Summer Internships