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Opportunity Youth Job Fair Set For May 3
An estimated 4.6 million young Americans are not in school or at work, including 78,000 in the Metro Atlanta area.
From CYM: “Cherokee Youth Works is excited to participate in this unique event,” said Katie Bishop Director of Cherokee Youth Works, a program of Cherokee FOCUS. “We work with this subset of youth every day and it is incredibly encouraging to see such a large-scale initiative focusing on these young people.” An estimated 4.6 million young Americans are not in school or at work, including 78,000 in the Metro Atlanta area.
Recruiters from more than 25 leading U.S. employers including FedEx, Starbucks, Nordstrom, Five Guys, HMSHost, Taco Bell, Arby’s and more plan to conduct onsite job interviews for fulltime and part time entry-level positions available across the Atlanta metro area.
The May 3 Atlanta Opportunity Fair, the coalition’s seventh job and resource fair nationally, will also kick-start a long-term effort, supported by the Schultz Family Foundation, in partnership with many of the region’s leading businesses, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and civic leaders to employ thousands of Atlanta area youth, accelerating the coalition’s efforts to achieve their ambitious goal.
The Atlanta Opportunity Fair is expected to be the region’s largest ever job fair aimed at employing and energizing Opportunity Youth. The following national and local leaders and organizations are working with employers to host the Atlanta Opportunity Fair: The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, The Center for Working Families, City of Atlanta, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Metro Atlanta eXchange for Workforce Solutions, Schultz Family Foundation, United Way and more.
For additions information visit www.100kopportunities.org.
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