Workforce Programs

Doyon Foundation is committed to providing opportunities for youth to develop their skills through hands-on learning at our organization. Internships provide the opportunity to learn entry-level skills while preparing you for success after graduation. Committing to this program is a crucial step in developing skills to prepare you for the workforce while learning about your corporation and the non-profit organization serving interior Alaska’s Native people. We hope that youth who participate in our structured, customized internship gain experience, broaden their skill set, and prepare for their future after high school.

Doyon Foundation aims to offer interns a hands-on, pre-professional experience, allowing them to apply academic knowledge in areas such as administration, programs, and leadership.

• The program introduces interns to the Doyon Foundation, the Doyon family of companies, and offers a chance to gain practical work experience related to their interests.
• Interns learn the basics of a professional office environment, customer service, and program work serving Doyon Shareholders and descendants through a non-profit lens.
• Interns gain community and interpersonal skills by engaging the community through outreach, events, and fundraising.
• It is designed to help develop self-awareness, confidence, and discipline necessary for a professional role after high school.
• This internship is tailored to individual student interests, based on studies or expressed interests. The internship may have a focus period with a specific program or department within the Doyon Foundation.
• Interns have the chance to build work history and improve employment prospects after graduation. Interns should end the internship having engaged in career-readiness tasks that prepare them for the next step in their career path, whether that is education, training, or entering the workforce.

The internship is managed by the Workforce Development program. The duration and hours per week may vary as determined by the supervisor, but this internship typically involves 5 hours per week over 12 weeks, either during the Fall or Spring semester of your senior year in high school.

This paid internship, in partnership with the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, allows interns to earn .5 elective high school credits after completing 60 hours of work during the semester.

Doyon Foundation’s Workforce Development program supports Shareholders and their descendants in pursuing rewarding, well-paid careers. The Road Ready Youth Driver program partners with Turbo Tags & Titles to help youth obtain learner’s permits, driver’s licenses, and Real ID cards, promoting independence and employment for career success.

Doyon, Limited Shareholders or descendants (children) ages 14-24 are eligible to receive program funding. Services are provided solely by Turbo Tags & Titles, a Shareholder-owned business in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Covered Costs & Eligible Services

• Real ID Card
• Written Permit Testing & Card
• Road Test & Driver’s License
• Turbo Tags & Titles vehicle for Road Test
• Driver’s Education Course

Application Process

Applications should be submitted two weeks prior to the date you expect to use Turbo Tag & Titles services. An appointment is not necessary to take the written test, obtain a Real ID, or take a road test, but is highly encouraged. Driver’s Education courses are scheduled by Turbo Tags & Titles and require that you sign up to attend the class.

Once approved, you may walk in or schedule an appointment for the covered services you requested and were approved for.

Funding is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Funding from the Doyon Foundation is made possible by the generous support of grantors, donors, and fundraisers.