Giving Tuesday - Youth Employment
A Team from our Summer Youth Employment 2019
Theres still more work to be done…
Friends. We have yet another opportunity to help in a truly significant way!! Thank you all who helped with food supply and rent assistance recently. It was overwhelming. To hear more about the impact of our recent COVID-19 Campaign, Watch this news segment by Channel 7
Sadly, but understandably, we were recently informed that all summer activities in Detroit have been cancelled. No summer camps, closed Rec Centers, etc. However, there is some good news for Detroit teens, as we are going to be allowed to conduct our Summer Youth Employment Program! Although it will be carried out in a different way this summer in order to stay within COVID-19 guidelines, there is still so much opportunity for this program to thrive!
This is where you get to help.
Last year we employed 40 teens in a Summer Youth Employment Program. It was so impactful to see youth from our neighborhood working on projects throughout the community. The kids were so excited to receive a pay check and to contribute to the family’s income. It was just a great experience all around.
This program will cost us approximately $20,000 this summer. With having been confined to their homes, plus the anxiety of parents losing their jobs, food shortages, and their educational future being reformatted, imagine what this job will mean to our youth.
You can be certain that it will bring hope and life in the midst of this pandemic. It’s something we can do and you can help us. Throughout the process, we will even be able to help our youth get prepared for the online learning that is ahead.
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