Rockland youth job program seeks applicants
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Up to 300 youths in Rockland County are expected to find jobs this year under a county-sponsored program that offers incentives for businesses to hire young people.
County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef has appropriated $350,000 for the year-round youth employment program, targeted at youths between 14 and 18.
The program, now in its 14th year, offers pre-employment job training by University Cornell Cooperative Extension in conjunction with SUNY Rockland Community College.
Youths hired under the program are paid the state minimum wage, which increased to $7.15 per hour on Jan. 1. The program will reimburse the businesses at $3.58 per hour throughout the year, or 50 percent of the wage costs.
Applications for the 2007 program are available at the Rockland County Youth Bureau. For youths who would like to be considered for spring employment (April 15 – July 7), the application and required paperwork must be returned to the youth bureau by March 9. The deadline for summer employment applications (July 8 – Sept. 1) is May 24.
For more information about becoming an employer or an employee in this program, contact Marianne McCarney-Haesche or John Dolan at 845-638-5166.
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