'Not only have I been robbed of an opportunity for a productive summer and essential income, but the path to my dream has been postponed because I will fall even further behind my peers.' Teens like BeechamLatoya are fighting to SaveSYEP
, were on track to participate in SYEP through a partnership with a local medical center. Opportunities like that don’t come often for kids like us. Prior to the shutdown, when I approached school each morning, I joined a long line of other black and brown teens that snaked across the parking lot, waiting to be scrutinized by metal detectors and police officers.
My school has an amazing staff but never seems to have enough instructional resources like laptops. We share a small, rarely open library with another school in the building. Many of our water fountains don’t work. This was the summer I was going to get the opportunities the public school system has been unable to give me. I was going to help lift my father’s financial stress and buy my own school supplies. My friend, a junior, was going to save their earnings to pay for college. SYEP was the only thing we had going for us. Other cities, like Philadelphia, have
with their youth jobs programs this summer by taking them online. spokesperson called the suspension a “painful but necessary choice as we prioritize saving lives and the health and safety of New Yorkers. Unlike other summer jobs programs, New York City’s SYEP is supported mostly by public funds.” He said the DYCD will work with SYEP providers and young people in the program “to alleviate the effects of the suspension.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
BuzzFeed News begins furloughs as it negotiates over potential layoffs - Business InsiderThe company is negotiating with its editorial union over possible layoffs in the newsroom while considering a job-sharing program to limit layoffs.
Weiterlesen »
U.K. Extends Coronavirus Job Furlough Payments Through End Of OctoberThe U.K. is extending a worker furlough program — which pays people idled by the coronavirus pandemic up to about $3,088 a month — through the end of October.
Weiterlesen »
Bob Dylan Cancels U.S. Summer Tour in 'Interest of Public Health and Safety'Bob Dylan has canceled his U.S. summer tour in the 'interest of public health and safety'
Weiterlesen »
U.S. March, April job losses revised higherThe U.S. economy lost a record 20.537 million jobs in April and not 20.5 million as reported last Friday, according to revised data published by the Labor Department this week.
Weiterlesen »
'We must give this money back': Lawmakers seek to make airlines offer refunds to all amid pandemicFive Democratic senators say airlines should offer refunds to anyone who cancels a trip due to COVID-19, not just those whose flights were canceled.
Weiterlesen »