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Bank of
America
connects
Detroit-area
youth to
'Work
Success
Through
Summer
Jobs' at
local
nonprofit
Through
Student
Leaders®
Program,
bank
engages
community-minded
teens in
nonprofit
internships
and
leadership
development
DETROIT
- Bank
of
America
has
announced
that
five
high
school
juniors
and
seniors
from
Metro
Detroit
have
been
selected
as
Student
Leaders
(#BofAStudentLeaders).
This
signature
philanthropic
program
offers
young
people
an
opportunity
to build
their
work and
leadership
skills
through
a paid
summer
internship
at a
local
nonprofit
while
helping
to
improve
their
communities.
The
program
also
convenes
all the
Student
Leaders
globally
for a
leadership
summit
in
Washington,
D.C. Now
in its
twelfth
year in
the
Detroit
community,
the bank
has
supported
60 local
Student
Leaders,
supporting
a path
to
future
success.
Nearly
3,500
young
people
from
across
the
country
have
gained
skills
and work
experience
through
the
program
since
2004.
Today,
about 15
percent
of all
young
people
throughout
the
nation,
or 4.7
million,
are
categorized
as
“disconnected”
youth
who
aren’t
in
school
and
don’t
have a
job.
Without
access
to
opportunities
that
build
work
skills,
many
young
people
are at
risk for
being
left
behind,
leading
to high
rates of
unemployment
and
juvenile
delinquency.
Paid
youth
employment
programs
like
Student
Leaders
that
connect
young
adults
to
adults,
education,
training
and the
job
market,
can help
them
build
work
skills
while
enabling
them to
engage
with
their
community
in
productive
ways.
The
Student
Leaders
program
helps
young
people
gain
work
experience,
broaden
their
perspective
on how
nonprofits
serve
community
needs,
and
advance
their
civic
engagement.
Student
Leaders
are also
trained
in
Better
Money
Habits
by
working
with
bank
volunteers
to
increase
their
financial
management
skills.
BetterMoneyHabits.com
curriculum
ranges
from
building
a budget
to
creating
a
savings
plan to
understanding
financial
tools.
To bring
the
program
full
circle
and
enable
Student
Leaders
to
engage
with
their
likeminded
peers,
Bank of
America
hosts an
annual
leadership
summit
in
Washington,
D.C.
(July
8-13).
Students
from
Metro
Detroit
will
join
nearly
300
young
people
from
across
the
country
in an
aim to
develop
broad
peer
networks
and see
the
convergence
of
corporate,
philanthropic
and
political
groups
in
action.
In
addition
to
discussing
civil
rights
and the
value of
cross-sector
partnerships,
they
will
meet
with
members
of
Congress
and
participate
in a
service
learning
project
at the
American
Red
Cross.
“We know
that
developing
twenty-first
century
job
skills
early
will
prepare
a young
person
for
long-term
success,”
said
Matt
Elliott,
Michigan
Market
President,
Bank of
America.
“It is
our
commitment
to
invest
in the
people,
places
and
projects
that
makes
Detroit
move,
this is
one such
program
that
does
just
that.
Investing
in our
young
adults
for
access
to the
training
needed
for
tomorrow’s
jobs
will
strengthen
our
community
overall.”
The 2019
class of
Student
Leaders
of Metro
Detroit
are
working
at
Focus:
HOPE, a
Detroit
nonprofit
organization
that
provides
community
betterment
programs,
for an
eight-week
paid
internship
that
will
include
activities
in the
organization’s
food,
early
child
education
and
community
development
programs.
“Focus:
HOPE is
honored
to host
Bank of
America’s
Student
Leaders,
young
people
looking
to make
a
difference
in their
community,”
said
Portia
Roberson,
CEO,
Focus:
HOPE.
“It is
very
rewarding
to show
these
future
leaders
our
campus
and
detail
the
numerous
ways our
organization
assists
people
in the
community.
Operating
a
nonprofit
organization
is
complex,
and we
are
grateful
for the
opportunity
to
educate
these
Student
Leaders
on the
intricacies
of
nonprofit
management,
building
upon
their
leadership
skills
and
promoting
community
engagement.”
The five
Detroit
area
Student
Leaders
are:
· Jerry
Esquible,
an Allen
Park
resident
and a
senior
at
Gabriel
Richard
Catholic
High
School
in
Riverview
· Elisa
Estrella,
a
Detroit
resident
and a
senior
at Cass
Technical
High
School
in
Detroit
· Mark
Hardy, a
Detroit
resident
and a
senior
at
Communication
and
Media
Arts
High
School
in
Detroit
· Kyla
Hurns, a
Southfield
resident
and a
junior
at Wylie
E.
Groves
High
School
in
Beverly
Hills
·
Gabrielle
Wiwigacz,
a
Livonia
resident
and a
senior
at
Franklin
High
School
in
Livonia
Nationally,
Bank of
America
is
investing
more
than $4
million
in
funding
to
support
nearly
3,000
summer
jobs for
teens
across
the
country
through
various
initiatives,
with a
particular
focus on
young
people
from
low-income
families.
Locally,
the bank
is
partnering
with
Mayor
Mike
Duggan
to fund
paid
summer
internships
for
approximately
135
students
through
the Grow
Detroit’s
Young
Talent
program.
Mentoring,
job
shadowing,
teaching
better
money
habits
and
other
volunteer
opportunities
give
teens
valuable
perspective
and
vision
about
what it
means to
be
employed,
how to
manage a
paycheck
and the
kinds of
job
opportunities
that
exist
today.
Bank of
America
also
partners
with
Khan
Academy
to
provide
information
and
tools to
help
young
adults
learn
about
personal
finance
through
Better
Money
Habits®,
it’s a
financial
wellness
and
education
platform.
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