Student Income. Community Impact.
Legal, local, supervised employment opportunities for students ages 12–17.
Start by selecting your state's SUN Youth℠ hub.
Go to Your State's SUN Youth℠ Hub
Go to Your State's SUN Youth℠ Hub
One Path. Three Outcomes.
SUN Youth℠ students don't just make money — they build skills and bank accounts at the same time, on every single gig.
Guardian Enrolls
A Premier SphereUs℠ member creates a youth profile for their child (ages 12–17).
School Authorizes
School ombudsman approves the annual work authorization in minutes.
Gig Matched
Premier community members post casual gigs. The compliance engine pre-checks every booking against the youth's age band.
Guardian Approves
Each gig requires full guardian sign-off before the minor can start work.
Work & Get Paid
Both guardians confirm completion. Escrow releases to the family.
Real Earnings
Funds held in escrow, released only when both guardians confirm completion.
Learn While You Earn
SUN Youth Academy℠ bundles every gig with financial-literacy lessons, safety training, and CTE-pathway skill badges.
Fund Your Future
Savings goals, contribution tracking, and guardian-match turn each paycheck into a habit of saving toward college, a first car, or a business.
100% Compliant
Built around federal & state labor laws. Every gig is pre-checked before it's accepted.
Hour Tracking
Aggregate weekly hours tracked across all employers — no accidental overages.
Guardian GPS
GPS location sharing keeps parents informed. Always on for ages 12–15, optional for 16–17.
Good Work Today. Real Credit Tomorrow.
Traditional credit scores start at 18 — from zero. SUN Youth℠ students arrive with years of verified, compliant work history, ready to convert into trust that opens doors.
Every Gig Is Verified
Dual-attested clock-in / clock-out, GPS proximity, and guardian + buyer sign-off make every work record a trusted, tamper-resistant fact.
Your Score Compounds
On-time completion, compliance-clean hours, and mentor assessments feed a living Trust Score that grows with each verified gig.
A Portable Reputation
At 18, the student's verified history rolls into SURE™ — a portable SphereUs Resource Economy identity employers, landlords, and lenders can trust.
Privacy-First by Design
Minors never expose PII. Schools see anonymized SUN Youth IDs; the trust layer travels with the student, never the data.
From Youth Trust Score to Adult Credit
Each verified gig, mentor assessment, and compliance-clean hour is recorded on the student's profile. When they turn 18 and graduate into SURE™, that verified history becomes a first-party trust credential — the foundation for an SphereUs™ secured credit path, employer references, and housing applications — instead of starting adulthood with an empty file.
Built for the People Who Serve Students
SUN Youth℠ isn't just a jobs board — it's a compliance and impact layer for the schools and community organizations already invested in youth.
For Schools & Districts
ESSA / Title I Aligned
Sponsored seats fundable through Title I Part A (SWP or TAP). Impact data maps to ESSA family-engagement and student-outcome reporting.
FERPA-Safe Reporting
Every school-facing surface uses anonymized SUN Youth IDs — never student names or PII. Ombudsmen see aggregates, not identities.
Ombudsman Portal
A dedicated dashboard for student activity, certifications, work authorizations, and Title I audit exports — in minutes, not spreadsheets.
CTE & CLNA Ready
Verified WBL hours, pathway mapping, and mentor assessments feed CTE credentials and CLNA packets for Perkins V local applications.
For Community Organizations
Verified Partnership Tiers
Active and network tiers for YMCAs, First Tee, BBBS, 4-H, Boys & Girls Clubs, faith-based, and municipal rec — with dynamic admin-set pricing.
Mentor Matching
Org-linked mentors guide students through gigs, submit performance assessments, and reinforce your program's curriculum in the field.
Sponsored Seats
Community orgs can sponsor student access, extending paid Premier enrollment to the youth they already serve — at admin-configured seat pricing.
Shared Community Impact
Your org's gigs surface on the SUN Youth Community Impact Wall, giving donors and families transparent proof of local outcomes.