White Plain Youth Bureau Mayor's Summer Employment Challenge Grant 2011

From Press Release:

When you were a child how did you handle a challenge?

I'll bet you mustered all your strength and faced your challenger head on with the goal of winning. 

Well, we at the Youth Bureau have received a Challenge Grant in support of the Mayor' s 2011 Summer Employment Campaign. A private foundation has pledged to meet and match every dollar raised up to $25,000 for our 2011 Summer Employment Program.

We have until June 30, 2011 to raise up to $25,000. In order to do this we need your support. To date, we have secured $7,500 in pledges from local businesses and residents which doubles to $15,000 in matching funds. Our goal is to raise the remaining $17,500 to reach our full match opportunity of $50,000.

This summer, White Plains youth are faced with a shortage of summer jobs due to a reduction in funding. Click for more on that story. 

Last year, 300 youth worked in summer jobs through our Youth Bureau's Summer Employment Program.

A summer job is important to our youth as a means to buy school clothes, purchase school supplies, pay college tuition, and  help families through these tough economic times.

The cost to hire one youth is $1500 for six weeks, your contribution will be matched 100% and assist in placing a young person in our summer jobs program.

You can help!

Please contact Nicolette Johnson at 914-422-1378, extension 2108, njohnson@whiteplainsny.gov

or visit our website WhitePlainsYouthBureau.org/donate.htm to complete the donation form and return it to us with your pledge.

Payments can be made by check, money order or Master Card or Visa.

WE NEED YOU!!

This is our Call to Action. We need your help to put young people to work for this summer.