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Youth support and employment opportunities for Black New Yorkers
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Public Advocate Williams emphasizes the importance of providing support and employment opportunities for Black youth in New York City.
- He highlights the need for viable support and programming to keep young people out of trouble.
- Williams advocates for fully funded year-round employment opportunities for Black youth.
- He argues that providing activities and jobs is one of the most successful approaches to preventing youth from getting into trouble.
- The Public Advocate criticizes the current limited availability of summer job programs, describing it as a 'hunger games' for a few selected spots.
Jumaane Williams
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The patterns in the city show black youth crying out for viable support and programming.
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One of the most successful approaches to keep these young people from getting into trouble is giving them something to do.
0:08:16
Fully funded year on employment opportunities will help black families avoid the hunger games for a few selected spots in the summer.