VIA:WSBTV.Com
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Workforce Development Agency said it hopes to help thousands of young people find jobs this summer. The agency is getting millions of dollars from the government to put them to work.
Deborah Lum with the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency said the state has enough federal money to hire up to 4,000 teens for the summer.
Lum said 1,500 young adults have already applied for positions.
She said she needs employers to step up with jobs.
“We have attorney’s offices, we have drugstores, whoever is willing to take our students, we’re actually paying $8.50 an hour for 35 hours a week,” Lum said. The program starts June 1 and lasts until July 28.
“Come June 1, our students will be working,” said Lum.
Atlanta Workforce Development Agency
818 Pollard Boulevard Southwest
Atlanta, GA 30315-1523
(404) 658-9675
