Youth Entrepreneur Internships
As part of our Wicoicage Sakowin kin un Wicakagapi (Building for the Seventh Generation) program, Four Bands offers an internship program that gives high school students the chance to receive hands-on work experience, learn valuable skills, establish a regular pattern of saving, and purchase long-term assets. Youth Entrepreneur Interns contribute half of their earnings to a matched savings account, also known as an Individual Development Account (IDA), in order to build an asset base and pattern of saving money. Participants can use their savings for higher education or starting a business.
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Success Stories
Supporting Youth Entrepreneurs in South Dakota
Kaiden White Bear uses business loan to grow his farrier business. Kaiden White Bear (Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck) has been shoeing...
Starting a Trend Towards Higher Education
Jessie Carlson Grows Her College Fund This tax season Jesse Carlson, a 2013 graduate from Dupree High School, staffed the Volunteer Income Tax...
Bringing Opportunity Back to “The Rez”
Kali Hale Dreams of Using College Education to Help Cheyenne River Youth “I always knew I wanted to go to college, but I didn’t know how. I didn’t...
Gaining Confidence to Achieve Dreams
Megan Bagola Finds More Than Tuition as She Saves for a College Education Reflecting on her participation in the Four Bands Youth...