Year-round employment pathway for newly arrived immigrant teens
Resident asks to extend the current two 10-week sessions into year-round programming that builds skills and professional networks for recently immigrated teens, giving them a stable entry to work.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Provide pathways to employment for teens who have recently immigrated. Strengthen skill development and professional networking by extending the current programming to be year round.
Who it helps and why
Current program provides two 10 week sessions. Building on the success of this model to create a longer term program would allow young people to have a stable on-ramp to the workforce.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 31, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Education, Youth & Families
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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