"Every young person in Columbus should be able to get a job, should be able to get an internship, or to be able to actively engage in a summer program that will enrich them."
So says Columbus, Ohio, Mayor Andrew Ginther in announcing $8.9 million in funding for youth summer programming.
The funds will be spread to more than 90 organizations to provide Columbus kids and teens with camp, jobs, internships, and other opportunities, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
The speakers cited violence prevention and lingering effects of COVID as primary catalysts for the funding.
"We want to make these types of investments for years to come," says Ginther. Read the Entire Article
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