Mayor Duggan Announces 5,594 Detroit Youth Employed Through Grow Detroit's Young Talent

Summer of Opportunity: 5,594 Detroit youths to have employment thanks to Grow Detroit’s Young Talent Program · 17,000 began application process; Mayor Duggan urges businesses to hire those that GDYT couldn’t place this year. This summer, 5,594 Detroit youths ages 14-24 will have work experiences that will provide them invaluable training, professional contacts and a potential career path thanks to the overwhelming success of Mayor Mike Duggan’s Grow Detroit’s Young Talent program (GDYT). More than 17,000 youths entered the application process. During the 2014 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference, Mayor Duggan pledged to securing employment for 5,000 youth. Through a collaborative effort between the Mayor’s Office, City Connect Detroit, Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation and the philanthropic and business community, GDYT was able to significantly surpass that goal in the program’s first year. View the full press release here: http://www.detroitmi.gov/News/Article...