Escambia County 2021 Youth Employment Participants Recognized

July 24, 2021

Escambia County’s Youth Employment Program participants were recognized Friday.

The Youth Employment Program gave approximately 100 youth the opportunity to get paid work experience in various county departments, including Animal Services, Building Services, Engineering/Traffic, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety and more.
“The goal of this program is to give hope and opportunity to young people,” said District 3 Commissioner Lumon May. “This program provides such a great opportunity for the young people in our community to get real world, hands-on job experience, so that in the future, these young people will be able to use their knowledge and expertise to give back to their community. We’ve had a great time this year, and I would like to thank all of our directors who made it possible for young people to come and work.”

Through the program, youth worked up to 30 hours a week, gaining valuable experience all summer while learning workforce etiquette such as professional dress, timeliness and respect. Youth Employment Program participants also received job readiness training and post-employment briefings, which provided them feedback about their job performance.

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Comments

2 Responses to “Escambia County 2021 Youth Employment Participants Recognized”

  1. William 2 on July 29th, 2021 10:49 am

    Who decides which children are allowed to participate? How are these children selected? I’m all for young people having job opportunities, I started paying taxes at 13 years old.
    It would be nice to see this program expanded or even some of these trades being brought back to high schools like they had back in the day when my parents were in school.

  2. JTV on July 24th, 2021 10:35 am

    With all the Help Wanted signs all over the county, I’m surprised they could get 100 youth.

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