Participants in Alexandria’s Summer Youth Employment Program got a pleasant surprise at their closing ceremony on Thursday — free Dell laptops from Comcast.
The program, which started on June 30 and pays $12.41 per hour, recognized nearly 100 students Thursday night (Aug. 7) at the Virginia Tech Innovation campus. Katrina Ashmore, chief of the city’s Workforce Development Center, said that the program is more than just a summer job.
“It’s about building confidence, expanding career pathways, and ensuring that our youth are seen, supported and set up for success,” Ashmore said. “It’s also about exposure, exposure to opportunities, to possibilities, into environments like this. This helps to make young people imagine what is possible for their future. We’re deeply grateful to the families, mentors, supervisors, as well as partners who made this summer possible.”…