Youth unemployment is epidemic in America. Its time to give our young people a chance to succeed.

[Donkees]

Not being part of the economy early on in adulthood can have major consequences for a person’s entire life. When people leave school and look for a jobs, but there’s nothing there month after month — no job, no income and only constant rejection and depression with nothing to look forward to — millions of young people in every corner of our country become outcasts, living in worlds outside of the productive economy.



Unfortunately, the problems don’t end there. Most of today’s young people will eventually become mothers and fathers and will have children for whom they’ll need to provide. Without steady, and good paying jobs, they won’t have the tools to raise their children in safe and nurturing environments. The joblessness and hopelessness of today will be passed on to the next generation, and to the one after that.



That is why I introduced legislation with Congressman John Conyers (D-Mich.) to provide $5.5 billion in immediate funding to states and localities, to employ 1 million young Americans ages 16 and 24 and provide job training to hundreds of thousands of others the same age.

Under our bill, the U.S. Department of Labor would provide $4 billion in grants to states and local governments to provide summer jobs and year-round employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth, with direct links to academic and occupational learning.

In addition, this bill would provide another $1.5 billion in competitive grants to local areas to provide low-income youth and disadvantaged young adults with work-based training.





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