Summer Youth Initiative

Genesee Area Focus Fund

This grant enables the Genesee Area Focus Fund to implement the Summer Youth Initiative, which consists of two primary components: job training and employment opportunities. Eligible Flint area youth, ages 14-18 and in grades 9-12, attend the TeenQuest five-week pre-employment training program, which is offered five times throughout the school year. Upon successful completion of the TeenQuest program, area youth apply for summer employment at the Summer Youth Initiative Job Fair. The Summer Youth Initiative provides 100 percent of the wages for area nonprofits and 50 percent of the wages for area businesses to hire youth to work at their respective agencies during the summer months. In addition to learning valuable employment skills, the youth participate in volunteer opportunities to encourage civic engagement. The 2012 Summer Youth Initiative funded 19 nonprofit agencies in addition to several local businesses and governmental units to employ 495 youth. The Genesee Area Focus Fund's goal for 2013 is to train 600 and employ 500 youth through the Summer Youth Initiative.

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