With school out for the year and temperatures climbing, city officials are trying to find ways to keep students busy during the summer.
One way is to help them find jobs, which can put at-risk youth on a path toward a career.
Today, mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the launch of the Youth Summer Employment Program, which is expected to put 10,000 Angelenos age 14-24 to work. Those in the program will work six-week paid internships over the next two months.
“That’s 10,000 young people who will be given a summer job and an opportunity towards a lifetime of employment,” Villaraigosa said in a press conference at Kaiser Permanente, one of the employers. “Hire LA’s Youth is creating fulfilling summer employment for our youth in the short-term and establishing the building blocks for the long-term success of our local economy.”
To be eligible for the Hire LA program, people must receive Calworks or food stamps and live in the city. The mayor’s office said 6,000 youth are already registered for the program. Others who are interested can call 311.
The program is funded by $25 million of stimulus money from the federal government. It’s a joint project between several Hire LA groups, including Hire LA 16-24 and several other programs, including Learn and Earn, the LA Conservation Corps and LA Community College City scholars Program.
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