Where can a teenager get a part time summer job?

I don't know your community or what resources are available. But here goes: Go onto Craigslist for your community, go to jobs, to "gigs" and "part time" and see what you see. Just explore some of the categories and see if there is anything that would work for you or that you could apply to. Another option is your parents, your church, or any organizations to which you belong, also businesses in your neighborhood that you or your family frequents. Ask your folks if there is anyone they know they or you could possibly work part time for, in a business or even running errands. Stop in at your vet's office and offer to clean cages and help out part time or on weekends. Stop in at the local copy shop and see if they need help copying or shredding or something. But the best strategy I've ever seen I saw 10 years ago here in NYC in a very swanky part of Park Avenue, just above the MetLife Bldg, out of which commuters pour by the thousands in the mornings on their ways to work at the really big time financial giants. You might be able to adapt this to your purposes, although a parent or friend might want to be in the background monitoring. There was this young man--late 20s--looking for a job in that particular area. So what he did is he had Kinkos make up his 1-page resume into sandwich boards (like the guys wear front and back when they are advertising something), a resume down the whole front of him and another on the back. He was perfectly dressed for working in that neighborhood. And he stood on the corner of Park Ave. just above the MetLife Bldg, beautifully dressed, with those sandwich-board resumes on the front and back of him, a big smile on his face, and 20 or 30 of his resumes in each hand. He just passed them out, like fliers, to everyone he could who passed by (and there were thousands of people passing). He was there exactly 3 days, and he got a job. It was a gutsy move, and it worked for him. You may be able to adapt it to work for you, like maybe a sandwich board from Kinkos: Hardworking teen, wants part-time work, experienced, references, and pass out little business cards with your name and an email or telephone. Have an adult, a parent or adult friend, clearly present and looking on from a few feet away, and let a parent or an adult be the first to chat with any callers to verify that they are for real. I wish I could do something like this, but my situation doesn't permit it. Still, by putting yourself out there, you are telling folks that you are eager to work and you mean business, and you have the guts to back it up. Good luck, doll.