New York youth work program includes $1.3 million for North Country
Governor Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday the awards by county for this year's Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), as passed in the state budget on May 9. Out of the total of $56.5 million, a 3% increase from last year to account for minimum wage increases, over $1.3 million will go to the North Country, including over $250 thousand for Clinton County, $188 thousand for Franklin County, and $93 thousand for Essex County.
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New York's SYEP program aims to help about 21,000 people under 21 from low-income households enter the job market this summer. Participants in the program work in entry-level jobs in places like parks, summer camps, and cultural centers. One example of a local project under the program is Clinton County's Six Weeks of Employment Experience for Teens, or SWEET, which will employ youth up to 30 hours per week at $16 an hour this July and August.
'Investing in our young people's future and providing them with the resources and tools they need to succeed is a top priority of my administration,' said Governor Hochul.
'The Summer Youth Employment Program helps young New Yorkers across the state find good summer jobs that provide valuable experiences and skills that will help them pursue their educational and career goals and prepare them for success in the workforce as adults.'
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A 2014 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research indicated that participation in New York's SYEP greatly lowered young people's likelihood of going to prison within a five to eight year period afterwards, while having no statistically significant effect on whether they would later enroll in college.
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