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• <br /> • <br /> Teen Job Bank <br /> Centaurus ttie21 Sc3waol <br /> 10300 South Haulier Road <br /> Lafalyrtts, CO 80026 <br /> Mayor Norbert Meier <br /> City Ball <br /> 749 Main Street <br /> Louisville, Co 80027 <br /> Dear Mayor Meier: <br /> The TMn Jab Bank has been in operation, serving Youth d supZayars <br /> of Louisville and Lafayette, ulnae February 1983. Several Boulder <br /> CoutrtY agencies, areeti;g with local youth rePramuotutivas, doter <br /> mined that a primary need existed in these two ammunition for a <br /> program to help teens find employment and to aid tePloyers is fi11i' <br /> teaPoararp +ad Paramount jabs. <br /> Sinoa trannpartation to and from jabs is a problem four sunny teen-agers <br /> in easteea% Boulder County, a major emphasis of the Jab Bank has been <br /> to of ntact teen applicants regarding jab openings in their local <br /> ccom-ities, aooessible to them by bicycle or an foot. <br /> As of January 15, 1984, a total of 201 youth had registered with the <br /> Job Bank, alma its original opening; of theme, 62, or 31%, were <br /> Louisville residents. Of a total of 141 empiloysr^s wbo have co[ttaCted <br /> the Jab Bank, 61, or 43a, have been Louisville businesses or private <br /> citizens seeking to fill jabs. <br /> @ttil August, 1983, the Jab Baz* was operating with a C M:Sod-f zxied youth <br /> noar>ager, on donations and assistance finu the sponsoring agencies. In <br /> August a year-long United by Venture Grant was obtained, to allow <br /> hiring of an milt otordinatar. This gave liability and structure to <br /> the Programs allowing more effective contacts with Employers and mons <br /> direction to the youth LYE for John- <br /> As you may be aware, a venture grant acts as seed money, to enable a <br /> prc•gremi to get started. The Jab Banc has already exceeded goals <br /> stated in the grant proposal; in the first four months of apevat cn <br /> under the grant nom than 125 teens, or 1 the total projected for the <br /> Ymar, had registered Boar jabs. Beal-world job emperionoe for these <br /> youth teaches gays the value of wroark, providing them with rICOIUCtiVIII <br /> tiheo of time, while benefitti ng local employers by supplying them with <br /> motivated applicants-forme their own omen.anition. <br /> If funding cast be found to continue the Job Bank, local youth and <br /> employers will lore the advantages of a central , whams <br /> teens can locate jobs and employers may find applicants- <br /> _ <br />