Mayor
Turner and Greater Houston Partnership Kick Off Hire Houston Youth 2017
Sponsor
a Summer, Change a Future
Mayor
Sylvester Turner and the Greater Houston Partnership kicked off the second year
of Hire Houston Youth at a breakfast at the new Partnership Tower adjacent to
the George R. Brown Convention Center. Hire Houston Youth provides summer
internships and jobs to youth ages 16 to 24. Youth are employed for a minimum
of 7 weeks and earn at least $8 an hour. The program placed more than 1,100
local youth in jobs last summer.
"Summer
employment provides young people with an opportunity to gain workforce
readiness skills, engages them in positive activities during the summer, and
links them to long-term career opportunities," said Mayor Turner. "An able and ready workforce is also
critical to ensuring a robust economic future for our city. I am committed to
providing summer jobs for our young people who live in the city and I call on
our corporate partners to work together with the City of Houston to Hire
Houston's Youth!
According
to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, less than a third of American teenagers
held a job last summer, and their participation in the workforce is at a
historic low. At the same time, 40-50 percent of large US employers report they
cannot fill entry-level positions.
Hire
Houston Youth brings together government institutions, businesses, community
organizations, and schools to significantly reduce youth unemployment while
meeting the workforce needs of employers today and in years to come. Together,
the Mayor and the Partnership are calling on the local business community to
join Hire Houston Youth for summer of 2017.
There
are three ways businesses can help:
- Hire and pay the salary
of a Hire Houston Youth participant.
- Pledge $2,500 to sponsor
a youth's salary, training and benefits.
- Support the initiative
with a tax deductible donation
To make your pledge
or learn more about Hire Houston Youth, visit http://www.houstontx.gov/hirehoustonyouth/index.html
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