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Youth jobs program helping 110 this summer BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Local teens and their counterparts around the country are going to work this summer. According to the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, nearly 160,000 teens around the nation landed jobs in May, giving summer employment for 16 to 19 year-oias me strongest start it has had in six years. This is in contrast to May 2011, when only 71,000 teens found employment and 2010, which was the worst summer for youth employment since 1949, with only 6,000 teens landing summer work. Despite the economic ups and downs of the times, the Summer Youth Employment Program - which is funded in part by the City of Winston Salem and run by the Piedmont Triad Regional Council of Governments - has been there to help local teens seeking work. The program will put 110 teens between the ages of 15-19 to work starting June 25. it keeps them out ot trouble; gives them something constructive to do in the summer; and puts a lit tle bit of money in their pocket," said Deon Carter, who oversees the program. "It gives them a new set of skills. It helps them build their resume." The teens in the program will work 20 hours a week through August 18, earning minimum wage ($7.25) at places like Lowes Foods, local recreation centers and apartment complexes. Work duties include everything from maintenance to cler ical work. The youth pick the type of job and hours that best suit them. Their wages are paid by the program. Every year the program is in demand. Between 250-300 teens apply for a limited number of posi tions. Participants are chosen based on the income of their families and an interview. , Carter said the program continues to be a good use of public money, giving the teens work experience vital in the job market and some times, the temporary summer job can turn into a permanent one if the teen impresses his or her employer. Carter i i Rice This week, program par ticipants went through a three-day pre-employment workshop at the Employment Security Commission office on Hanes Mill Road, where they were schooled about how to dress and act in the workplace. Shakara Williams, 18, a Carter G. Woodson gradu ate, applied to the program through Goodwill. She is ready to work and believes the program will keep a lot of her peers from going wayward this summer. "I think it's a good way to keep children doing something during the sum mer without doing negative things," said Williams, who will soon take Certified Nursing Assistant classes at , Goodwill. Jeremiah Rice, 17, learned about the program at Glenn High School, where he's a rising senior. He said he applied because he needed money and liked how easy the program made it for him to land his very first summer job. Though Rice didn't apply for jobs at local individual companies, he says his friends have been suc cessful by taking that route. "A lot of my friends are actually getting jobs," said Rice, who said one of his friends had even landed a second job. For more information, Carter can be reached via email at dcarter@ptrc.org. Photo* bp UyU Oarau Members of Dominique McDaniel's all female class listen to the keynote address. Kimberley firm page~Xl * tured in the book. With tears in her eyes, Baker told the audience the positive publicity was long overdue. "You guys know how much I love this school," she declared. "I fight for it because nobody believes that we can do anything great, and this was just validation of it." In her keynote address, District Court Judge Denise Hartsfield told the students to nur ture their futures just as they nur tured their school garden. "You're going to grow and you're going to bloom and you're going to be productive," she said, "...continue to grow in your mind and see the things that the world has to offer." The book was one of several firsts Kimberley students experi enced this year. The fifth graders made school history by taking their first-ever field trip to Washington, DC. Students gig gled and pointed as photo after photo appeared on screen, docu menting their journey to the nation's capital. "For the first time I got to experience the city that I love so much through the eyes of children that I love so much," Baker, an alumna of D.C.-based Howard University, said. Kimberley Park's Singing Eagles Girls Chorus also reached a milestone this year, by accept Dr. Amber Baker leads the graduation procession. ing its first-ever invitation to the Carowinds Festival of Music, where the group earned high marks for their performance. Hartsfield congratulated the youngsters on their achievements, which she said she expects to be the first of many. "I know today that I stand amidst greatness," Hartsfield said "Right here, there are politicians and senators and congressmen and yes, even somebocty who is going to take this black robe from me." Fifth grade teachers Jonathan Mack and Dominique McDaniel urged the students to draw on what they learned at Kimberly Park and continue to strive for excellence, in middle school and beyond "Mighty men, you have offi cially earned your stripes," Mack told his class of 16 boys. wish all of you the best in your future endeavors and encourage you to follow your dreams, aim ing for the moon so if you miss, you will be amongst the stars." McDaniel led a class of all young women. Members of the Strattford Rotary Club also took measures to help the students succeed next year. i ne group has provided a wealth of support to the school this year, from provid ing tutors and annual holiday par ties for each classroom, to purchas Mead ing a new public announcement system for the school. Club members furthered their reach last week, by providing fully stocked backpacks to every fifth grade graduate. "We are so proud of this mile stone," Club member Patty Mead, director of Annual Fund and Special Events at Senior Services Inc., told the students during the Club's presentation. "...Going forth, we want you to have every chance to be the best that you can be, and so each child is going to get a bookbag filled with all the supplies that are necessary for sixth grade success. So nobody is going to hold you back except yourself." I Nr NORTH C A KOllKAvV African American Clergy Stand in Support of Access to Quality Educational Options for ALL Families 1 ?? "? Throughout history, the Black church has remained the conscience of the African-American community. When educational doors were closed, the Black church created schools. But the fight for equal opportunity in education continues today as many Black families find themselves unable to access a quality education for their children. More than 336,000 low-income and minority children across North Carolina failed end-of-grade tests last year. Black churches were there then, and we need them here now. A measure recently introduced in the General Assembly, House Bill 1104 N.C. Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program, will help lower income families better afford private education. House Bill 1104 allows disadvantaged children to receive scholarships up to $4,000 to attend nonpublic schools Of their choosing. $ Below are the names of more than 50 African-American clergy across North Carolina who support House Bill 1104. Join them in calling on our state legislators to pass this measure 1 and give our children an equal opportunity for success. Visit www.pefiic.org to learn more about House Bill 1104 Elder Toney Amos Abundant Life Church (High Point) Elder Vernon Amos, Sr. Praise Temple Apostolic Church (Welcome) Pastor Drake Barber East Market Street Seventh Day Adventist (Greensboro) Elder Sammy Lee Clemmons Church of Philadelphia (Winston-Salem) Pastor Ferris Coleman New Birth Baptist (Burlington) Pastor James Corbett Community Christian Church (Greenville) Dr. Samuel Cornelius New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist (Winston-Salem) Bishop A.D. Davis, Jr. Mount Olive Apostolic Church (Winston-Salem) Rev. Robert Davis Henry Grove Missionary Baptist (Lilesville) Bishop Sherwood Davis Mt. Pleasant Baptist (Winston-Salem) f Pastor Stephan Davis Whiteville AJ Seventh Day Adventist (Whiteville) Rev. Everett Dickerson Blackwell Baptist (Yanceyville) Rev. Alford Dudley Unionville Missionary Baptist (Laurinburg) Dr. Calvin Ellison Oasis of Hope Church (Fannville) Rev. Thurman Everett Bryant Swamp Missionary Baptist (Bladenboro) Bishop James Funderburk St. Paul Apostolic Church (Winston-Salem) y Rev. Willie Gay Greater New Bethel Missionary Baptist (Lumberton) Rev. Jimmy Gilchrist St. John Missionary Baptist (Laurinburg) Dr. Charles E. Gray Mi Olive Baptist Church (Winston-Salem) Rev. Dr. Tejado Hanchell Mount Calvary Holy Church (Winston-Salem) Pastor Crawford Humphrey tmey Chapel Seventh Day Adventist (Fayettevilk) Pastor Larry Johnson Gethsemane Seventh Day Adventist (Raleigh) Bishop O.D. LeGrant Progressive Apostolic Chinch (Winston-Salem) Pastor Henry C. Long High Rock Baptist (Blanch) Pastor Herman Long Miracle Temple Church of God (Burlington) Bishop Joseph Lowery St Matthew Apostolic Temple (Winston-Salem) Bishop Langston McCarther Living Word of God Church (Winston-Salem) Pastor MarvinjMcClean Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist (Gastonia) Rev. Samuel McCormick Mt. Tabor Missionary Baptist (Rowland) Sharon MfcCoy Growing in ^isdom Ministries International (Durham) I Rev. Eula McNeill First Missionary Baptist Church (Red Springs) Pastor Ezra Mendenhall Northeast Seventh Day Adventist (Charlotte) Pastor Godwin Mitchell Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist (Winston-Salem) Pastor Theodora Moss Bailey Chapel AME (Roxboro) Rev, Samuel Norman Center Grave Missionary Baptist (Red Springs) Rev. Clarence Page Bethany Presbyterian Church (Lumberton) Pastor James O. Patrick Gethsemane Christian (Burlington) Pastor Alberta Pettiford Temple of Deliverance (Roxboro) Rev. Garland Pierce Bright Hopewell Missionary Baptist (Laurinburg) Apostle Ricky Pridgen Covenant of Faith Church, Inc. (Snow Hill) ? Dr. Nathan Scovens Galilee Missionary Baptist (Winston-Salem) Dr. Daniel Smith Ahoskie Christian Center (Ahoskie) Pastor David Smith Berean Seventh Day Adventist (Charlotte) Pastor Michael A. Stevens, Sr. University City Church of God in Christ (Charlotte) Bishop Frank Summerfield Word of God Fellowship (Raleigh) Dr. Claude Thomas Genesis Victory Outreach Center (Walkertown) Pastor Brenda Timberlake Christian Faith Center (Creedmoor) Pastor Barry Washington Whole Man Ministries (Winston-Salem) Rev. Hurley Williams Nashville Missionary Baptist (Winston-Salem) Pastor Jerry Wilson Beulah Baptist (Leasburg) Bishop Terry Young Morning Star Baptist (Burlington)
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