Programs & Services

Get the tools you need to succeed

Our goal at The Door is to help you reach your greatest potential. To that end, our Jobs & Internships programs offer more than just a job placement. Our programs give you the chance to explore different career paths and gain skills to help you find the right job for you and keep it.

• EPOCH – If you are currently out of school and/or out of work and looking to finish your education, find a job or start building your career, then EPOCH is for you.
• Foster Youth Peer Educators (FYPE) - Young people involved in foster care who play a key role in educating and empowering other youth in care by presenting information sessions for foster youth at The Door, in group homes and at other organizations in New York City.
• Learning to Succeed – This program is for young people who are Juniors or Seniors in high school, and who are looking to gain leadership and job skills.
• This Way Ahead – This four-month program is for young people who are between 16 and 21 years old, currently in school and looking to gain job and leadership skills.
• TASI (Teens Against Sexual Ignorance) – Learn and teach others about sexual and reproductive health by leading interactive workshops throughout The Door.
• PAUS (Peers Against Unsafe Sex) – For young people between the ages of 18-21 who want to become role models and sources of sexual health information in their communities by leading workshops in various middle- and high-schools and other organizations.