The hope is teens will fill open positions over the summer, especially in restaurants and retail.
“We used to struggle to get employers willing to take on a young person. Now we have lots of employers,” said Susan Liehe with Denver’s Office of Economic Development and Opportunity. “I think employers who are willing to hire a little younger than they might have been are willing to do so because they’re anxious for some talent.”for $600,000 to help 194 young people gain valuable work experience.that paid teens to get online work experience.
Denver’s Youth Employment Program in 2022 will still offer job training prior to setting teens up with various work opportunities across the area. “They’ll also get someone from the DPS team or our own team working to follow along all summer. If they have a problem with the employer, or the employer’s dissatisfied, we can step in. It’s not just a one and done and after the 10th of June you don’t hear from us again. It’s a case management model,” said Liehe.The program is focused on youth from lower-income families.
“Transportation is also a barrier. They may have a driver’s license or access to a car. Our program provides an eco pass. We try to match our young workers with an employer that is someone they can get to,” said Liehe.MORE INFORMATION:
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