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Council committee approves $500,000 increase to summer youth jobs contract with YOU
Summary
The Cleveland committee approved an emergency ordinance to add $500,000 to the citys contract with Youth Opportunities Unlimited, funding 400 city-paid summer job slots, adding four job coaches and creating a career-pathway navigator position; committee members pressed staff for a clearer breakdown of administrative costs and slot allocation.
The Cleveland City Council Committee on Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on Monday approved Ordinance 383-2025, an emergency amendment to contract PS2024-86 that adds $500,000 to the citys contract with Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) to recruit up to 150 more applicants, hire four additional job coaches for 2025 and exercise the contract renewal option.
The ordinance was presented by Chief Pryor Jones of the Office of Prevention, Intervention and Opportunity and supported on the floor by Councilwoman Santana; Councilman McCormick asked to be added as a co-sponsor during the meeting. The committee approved the ordinance with no recorded roll-call tally in the meeting transcript.
City officials and YOU representatives said the additional funding increases the local share of summer youth employment slots. "The work that the PIO office has been doing with YOU for the last several years…
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