Summer jobs for youth in short supply

Jessica Hom was lucky enough to get resume training, interview training and an actual summer job through Asian Resources' YEAH internship program, but she'd like to see more youth have the same opportunities."Forty teenagers participated in this summer youth program, but over five-hundred wanted the opportunity.  We should all get the opportunity! However, as the economy worsens these programs are the first ones to get cut, and something needs to change. As children people preached to us to dream big and reach for the stars we don’t have the tools to reach our pathway.  People told us we could be anything, do anything."Read her full story on the Neighborhood News Bureau blog.

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