Development School for Youth
Connecting young people to the world of work.
In the Development School for Youth (DSY), young people ages 16 to 21 learn to perform as professionals, and they partner with business leaders across the country who conduct development workshops and provide paid summer internships at their companies.
Inner-city teenagers learn how to create a professional performance in partnership with corporate leaders.
In the Development School for Youth (DSY), young people experience the business world through a series of rigorous, high-level workshops and trainings where they learn to perform as professionals. Business leaders from top companies conduct workshops and provide training in leadership and business including resume-writing, networking, public speaking and dressing professionally.
Program graduates are then placed in summer internships where they continue to develop their leadership and professional skills and connect to the world of success.
Today, thousands of individuals from over 200 companies across America, including JPMorgan Chase, EY, MetLife, Paramount Global, and RBC Capital Markets, are participating in the All Stars Project approach to involvement philanthropy through the DSY, giving millions of hours of personal time to share their lives, expertise, and workplaces with some of our nation’s most marginalized and forgotten young people.
If you or your company is interested in sponsoring one or more internships this summer, please visit our Corporate Partners page to register or learn more.
Invest in long-term impact by endowing a DSY Scholarship Fund for your family or business. The DSY Scholarship Fund creates a permanent investment in the growth of inner-city youth through the Development School for Youth program, with income generated providing scholarships for DSY students each year. Scholarship funders will have unique opportunities to connect with DSY class beneficiaries each year personally.
To discuss establishing your own DSY Scholarship Fund, contact Jenny Zak at jzak@allstars.org.
To get involved in the DSY program or for any general questions, contact Shadae McDaniel at smcdaniel@allstars.org.
Click here to see our Dallas DSY Summer Internship brochure.
Click here to see our Chicago DSY Summer Internship brochure.
Click here to see our New Jersey DSY Summer Internship brochure.
Click here to see our New York DSY Summer Internship brochure.
Click here to see our San Francisco DSY Summer Internship brochure.
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“Everything changed the day I discovered the All Stars Project. At 17, I joined the Development School for Youth (DSY)—a free career development program connecting me to paid internships. It transformed my life!”
Chioma Igwebuike, ASP Alum, Associate- Investment Banking Division Compliance, Goldman Sachs; Board member, ASP of New Jersey
“All Stars pushed me to do uncomfortable things like going downtown in these large glass buildings and having conversations with people who didn't look like me. This gave me the ability to stand in spaces where I had been told that I could not or should not be.”
Cedric Soglohoun, ASP Alum, Machine Operator, Flex
“When I joined ASP, I experienced the power of performance. DSY taught me to perform bigger than I thought possible, and the All Stars Talent Show Network gave me the confidence to uplift other young people like me.”
Dwayne Dixon, ASP Alum, Program Director, ASP of Chicago
“Through All Stars, I learned to perform confidence and step into spaces I never thought I belonged in. That journey brought me to UC Santa Barbara and back to ASP, where I’m now helping youth build their futures.”
Larry Huynh, ASP Alum, Program Associate at ASP of SF Bay Area and Virtual Programs
“I joined DSY during my sophomore year of college, connecting with inspiring leaders and earning my first internship at AIG. Today, I’m proud to work at ASP and give back to the program that launched my career.”
Emily Munguia, ASP Alum, Assistant Director of Development at ASP of New York
“All Stars has given me hope, opportunity, confidence and long-lasting relationships that I still carry with me today. My first DSY internship opened new doors for me professionally and has shaped my trajectory 15 years later. My aspiration through the work of the ALC (Alumni Leadership Council) is to bring the gift of development to as many young people as possible.”
Avriel Kelly, ASP Alum, AVP, Business Support Manager, Bank of America
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