YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

A few summers ago, we conducted several community listening sessions with the intention of learning what the community wants change to look like. At every listening session, youth engagement was listed as being important to a healthy, thriving community. Youth engagement was also a need identified during our 2013-2014 Core Safety work in the neighborhood.

Most recently, the concerns around youth employment were reiterated through a survey conducted by the Community Building Institute. The outcomes were staggering. Nearly one in two (45%) of Walnut Hills young adults are unemployed - a little more than twice that of the overall unemployment rate for all adults in Walnut Hills. These numbers are significantly higher than Cincinnati as a whole (18%) - two and a half times higher.

In an effort to begin reducing these unemployment numbers we are proud to announce that our Youth Ambassador Program is returning for a third year! As part of this innovative program, Walnut Hills youth are employed at neighborhood businesses throughout the summer for 16 hours a week, while one day a week they go out into the community to develop leadership training, engage in service learning projects and participate in community engagement projects.

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