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Read All About It: Detroit Youth Flourish as Journalists
By cityconnect - Posted on October 27th, 2009 - 20:37
By Desiree Cooper, City Connect Detroit, 10/22/09
Until this year, Detroiter Allen Jackson’s summers had been filled with sports. But at sixteen, the eleventh grader decided that this summer, it was time to get a job.
With the city’s unemployment at record highs, Jackson’s chances of finding a job would have been slim if it were not for the Summer Youth Employment Program. Instead of being frustrated and broke this summer, Jackson found himself in the middle of a surprising adventure.
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