2024–25 · City-wide
Year-round youth jobs with continued adult hiring
Resident asks that youth jobs last a full year, use the full $5 million rather than $2 million, and let community organizations keep youth on as adults at reasonable pay.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
The City has $5 million but the Mayor is only using $2 milli Organization Youth jobs should last for a year not for 8 months They should be continuous. Community organization should be able to hire youth and keep them as adults with reasonable pay .
Who it helps and why
It Give African American youth opportunities and keeps them from being locked up and in jail
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 16, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Education, Youth & Families
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Youth jobs & fellowships
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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