Mayor Andre Dickens
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Over the last four years, we've had over 16,000 young people employed in this city
making a minimum wage of $15 an hour.
Some of them on average, on average, it's like $17.50 an hour.
Some of them on average, on average, it's like $17.50 an hour.
These are teenagers.
These are teenagers.
And they'll never forget that internship that they did with your company or with your nonprofit or with this major corporation.
And they'll never forget that internship that they did with your company or with your nonprofit or with this major corporation.
They will always remember that.
They will always remember that.
And then like after school programming.
And then like afterschool programming, there's programs that exist at our recreation centers, but there's also nonprofits and churches and
There's programs that exist at our recreation centers, but there's also nonprofits and churches and things.
So if you're serving 50 kids, we'll give you some money to help serve 75.
So if you're serving 50 kids, we'll give you some money to help serve 75.
If you're serving 100 kids, we'll give you some money to serve 150.
If you're serving 100 kids, we'll give you some money to serve 150.
So we've been doing that as a part of the Year of the Youth, and it's been producing results.
So we've been doing that as a part of the Year of the Youth, and it's been producing results.
We also started Midnight Basketball and all these things.