2024–25 · City-wide
Well-paid 12-month youth job grants
Resident asks for grants for youth jobs lasting 12 months rather than 8 and paying well, since youth of color help support their families.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Have grants for youth jobs that last 12 months not just 8 months and pay well
Who it helps and why
Youth of color need well paying jobs, a lot of us are helping our homes, supporting our parents and supporting ourselves with this money. Youth jobs keep young people off the streets and encourage them to do productive work
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 15, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Public Safety
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Youth jobs & fellowships
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Youth jobs & fellowships from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
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2025–26 (19 matching)
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