[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Summer Youth Work Program Kick Off Feb. 15

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

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Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

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For Immediate Release: February 11, 2013

 

 

Durham Hosts Summer Youth Work Program Kick Off February 15

Employment Opportunities Available for Ages 14-21 

 

What:              Mayor's Annual Summer Youth Work Program Kick Off

 

Who:               City of Durham Office of Economic and Workforce
Development 

 

When:             Friday, February 15, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

Where:            Holton Career & Resource Center

401 N. Driver Street

Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts

*         The Mayor's Summer Youth Work Program offers Durham youth ages
14 to 21 the opportunity to gain work experience and develop skills
while connecting with City and County governments and local employers.  

 

*         Approximately 450 summer employment opportunities will be
available this year. Participants will begin work in mid-June. 

 

*         Pizza and the opportunity to win prizes will be available to
participating youth at the event. 

 

*         Youth applicants may visit the City's website at 
http://durhamnc.gov/ich/cb/oewd/Pages/Summer-Youth-Works-Program-Durham.
aspx to fill out an application. There will also be an interview
process. 

 

*         Some of the partnering public organizations and private-sector
companies with job opportunities are:

o   City of Durham 

o   Durham County 

o   Durham Public Schools 

o   Raleigh-Durham Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Council 

o   City's Office of Economic and Workforce Development 

o   Durham Parks & Recreation 

o   City's Neighborhood Improvement Services Department 

o   City's General Services Department 

o   Durham Fire Department 

o   Durham County's Social Services Department 

o   Durham Bulls

 

*         For more information contact James Dickens, youth program
coordinator the City's Office of Economic and Workforce Development, at
(919) 560-4965, ext. 15217 or by email at SummerYouth2013 at DurhamNC.gov. 

 

About the Office of Economic & Workforce Development

Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, the Office of Economic & Workforce
Development helps ensure that Durham has a strong and diverse economy by
increasing the city's tax base through several revitalization
initiatives, including new development efforts in the central city area.
The department also plans and promotes cultural awareness and events,
identifies and recruits target industries as well as assesses and trains
Durham residents to fill new jobs. For more information, visit 
http://www.DurhamEconomicDevelopment.org, "like" on Facebook at 
http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamOEWD, or "follow" on Twitter at 
http://Twitter.com/DurhamOEWD.

 

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