GROW DETROIT'S YOUNG TALENT™
Preparing Detroit's Youth for the Dynamic World of Work
For individuals, families, businesses, and communities to compete in the global economy, young people need early exposure to employment experiences. Unfortunately, the percentage of employed teens in the United States is lower than it has been in fifty years - and the situation is even more serious in large urban centers like Detroit.
The Grow Detroit's Young Talent (GDYT) campaign was conceived as a way to ensure that Detroit's young people have opportunities to work and to lend their talents to local companies. Since 2009, the campaign has been raising money to identify and match Detroit youth with local employer partners for meaningful summer work experiences.
In 2012, the GDYT campaign hopes to see at least 1,000 young people placed in summer work experiences in Detroit and to raise approximately $2 million to coordinate and manage placements and to subsidize wages for some of the city's youth. You can help: get involved today by selecting one of the relevant tabs from the top of this page.
The Grow Detroit's Young Talent (GDYT) campaign was conceived as a way to ensure that Detroit's young people have opportunities to work and to lend their talents to local companies. Since 2009, the campaign has been raising money to identify and match Detroit youth with local employer partners for meaningful summer work experiences.
In 2012, the GDYT campaign hopes to see at least 1,000 young people placed in summer work experiences in Detroit and to raise approximately $2 million to coordinate and manage placements and to subsidize wages for some of the city's youth. You can help: get involved today by selecting one of the relevant tabs from the top of this page.
Special thank you to the Official Media Sponsor for the 2011 Grow Detroit's Young Talent Program, WWJ Newsradio 950.
For youth seeking employment:
On May 10, the 2012 Grow Detroit's Young Talent program announced its annual fundraising campaign. Please note that we are in the fundraising stage of our program, and are not accepting applications or compiling a waiting list to fill positions.
On May 10, the 2012 Grow Detroit's Young Talent program announced its annual fundraising campaign. Please note that we are in the fundraising stage of our program, and are not accepting applications or compiling a waiting list to fill positions.
The Grow Detroit's Young Talent Program has released a Request for Information seeking community organizations and employers to engage youth during the summer of 2012. Organizations that complete this RFI and return it to City Connect Detroit by May 16th, 2012 may be eligible for funding support through the Grow Detroit's Young Talent program.
Access a copy of the RFI here.
Access a copy of the RFI here.
