Youth Leadership Academy makes a difference

Written by The SAFE Alliance

The 2017 Expect Respect Summer Youth Leadership Academy will provide job sites in Austin and Manor in collaboration with the Austin/Travis County Work-based Learning/Summer Youth Employment Program.

Teens ages 14 to 18 will create multimedia projects to promote healthy relationships and to prevent harassment and abuse. Programming runs from June 5 through July 7 and provides 20 hours of paid employment per week for 30 teens.

Applicants must:

• Be 14 to 18 years of age (14 by April 1, 2017); youth with disabilities may participate up to age 22
• Live in Travis County
• Currently attend school
• Have a valid social security card & school ID or report card to complete I-9 process
• Complete Job Readiness Training (JRT)

For information and to sign up for JRT, please contact 512.854.4590 or visit the Travis County youth employment program website.