Baltimore Summer Jobs 2011 YouthWorks 2011 Summer Jobs Campaign
Staff Writer
2011-02-02
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Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake officially launched Baltimore City’s YouthWorks summer jobs campaign. The Mayor encouraged residents and non-profit and business leaders to support the annual program, which connects city youth and young adults, ages 14-21, to six-week work opportunities.
“Providing work experiences to our younger citizens is an essential component of our long-term economic recovery,” said Mayor Rawlings-Blake. “We need to rally the community for support in order to place as many teens in summer jobs as possible.”
Promoting the YouthWorks 2011 theme, Everyone Wins with Summer Jobs, Mayor Rawlings-Blake noted that employers, communities, youth, and families all benefit from this program, which features targeted matching of jobs to older teens’ career interests and emphasizes financial literacy and workplace skills for all participants.