The state of California is dishing out $2 million to communities across the state to help young people find work, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the state's Department of Development Services is giving out 25 grants of up to $250,000 each to groups that work with at-risk youth, including those who've been in trouble with the law.
The goal is to get them into "good-quality jobs," including ones that pay family-sustaining wages.
The projects that get the most money will focus on getting young people out of poverty, helping them find jobs, and connecting them to services that can help them get those jobs, the Times reports.
According to the Chronicle, more than half of the state's young people are in poverty.
The projects that get the most money will focus on African-American, Latino, and other groups that have some of the highest poverty rates in the state.
The projects that get the most money will focus on getting young people into "good-quality jobs," including ones that pay family-sustaining wages.
According to the Times, more than half of the state's young people are out of work.
The projects that get the most money will focus on getting young people into "good-quality
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