Restore funding for school-year youth jobs and fellowships
Resident asks the City to restore $500,000 for community organizations offering school-year youth jobs and fellowships, helping Black and brown youth facing financial and systemic barriers.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Please restore $500,000 in funding for community organizations that provide school-year jobs and fellowship opportunities for youth. Creating a positive and uplifting community that encourages positive community involvement.
Who it helps and why
Many Black and Brown children face barriers such as financial hardship, unstable home environments with limited access to resources, and systemic inequities. Investing in these programs creates opportunities for financial stability, mentorship, and positive community involvement.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- August 4, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Education, Youth & Families
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Youth jobs & fellowships
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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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- Youth resume-building events and more teen jobsResident asks for more youth resume-building events and teen jobs to keep kids out of trouble and prepare them for the future.2025–26City-wide
2024–25 (73 matching)
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- BetOnYouth skills and work experience for young adultsResident proposes an initiative giving young adults aged 18-30 skills, work experience and resources to foster leadership and innovation, with equal access for marginalized youth.2024–25City-wide
- Youth employment program with mentorsResident proposes a social program that builds infrastructure to employ youth and develops mentors to support them.2024–25City-wide