Capital Area Michigan Works is using federal recovery funds to offer summer work to young people in the Lansing community. Interested companies can use the extra helping hands for a range of jobs, from administrative tasks to marketing research.
According to excerpts from the article:
An exciting new program will place 600 at-risk youth, ages 14 to 24, into summer employment throughout the community, and it won't cost businesses a penny.
With funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Capital Area Michigan Works will have the opportunity to place summer help at private companies, nonprofits, government entities and more from June through August. We'll pay the wages, and you can reap the benefits. We'll even train the students and supervise them.
The goal is to help youth get real on-the-job experience, put money into young peoples' pockets to spend in our community, and give businesses additional help during these trying economic times.
Read the entire article here.
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