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House hearing: REAP asks $1.3 million to expand Youth Entrepreneurship Program
Summary
Representatives, REAP staff and youth told the House Higher Education Committee that REAP’s Young Entrepreneurs Program (YEP) serves hundreds of students and that HB 2546 requests $1.3 million to expand capacity statewide, particularly for Black, Latinx and Indigenous youth.
Representative Andrea Valderrama opened a public hearing on House Bill 2546 on Jan. 30, asking the committee to move the bill to Ways and Means. She said the bill requests $1.3 million to expand the Young Entrepreneurs Program (YEP) run by REAP in East Multnomah County and emphasized YEP’s focus on students of color.
Mark Jackson, executive director of REAP, told the committee the organization serves more than 800 students annually across dozens of schools and that YEP helps students develop entrepreneurship, mentorship and career skills. Jackson said the program connects students with business leaders and civic events. “The program really speaks to the inequities in the…
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