WC Smith welcomed the 2025 Summer Youth Employment Program participants on June 26, kicking off our 33nd year of hiring DC-area teens for summer jobs within the company.
The participants heard from Delia Houseal, chief of staff for DC Ward 7 Councilmember Wendell Felder; Rebecca Winn, Senior Vice President of Marketing for the Washington Wizards; and Ian Callender, a DC entrepreneur whose businesses include Sandlot Southeast and Suite Nation.
This summer 27 students will work at 15 locations. Participating properties are:
- 2800 Woodley
- Archer Park
- City View
- Fairway Park
- Garden Village
- Grandview Village
- JETU
- Manor Village
- Park Chelsea
- Ridgecrest Village
- Sheridan Station
- The Strand
Students were also placed at the Splash Park and the iCAN Technical Theater program at THEARC.