Baltimore YouthWorks program offers 8,000 summer jobs for second straight year

About 6,000 Baltimore City youth went to work Monday as part of Baltimore City’s YouthWorks summer jobs program, a number on par with last year’s record placement. A total of 8,000 youth ages 14-21 will work for five weeks in health care, hospitality/tourism, finance, construction, law and government jobs. The second five-week cycle will begin employing the additional youth on July 11. Jason Perkins-Cohen, director of the mayor’s office of employment development, said the goal this year was to…

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