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Mayor Woodfin announces Rise Up Birmingham paid leadership program, entrepreneurship training and Juneteenth pop-up support
Summary
Mayor Randall L. Woodfin told the Birmingham City Council on June 17 that the city will launch a five-week paid leadership and violence-prevention program for 50 teens and young adults this summer, plus an adult entrepreneurship initiative and a community practitioner-in-residence program.
Mayor Randall L. Woodfin on June 17 told the Birmingham City Council that the city will launch three summer programs aimed at workforce training and entrepreneurship, and he invited two small-business owners to describe a Juneteenth pop-up that will raise funds for scholarships.
"The Rise Up Birmingham program will be a five-week paid leadership and violence prevention program for 50 teens and young adults," Woodfin said during his report to the council. He described additional programming called "Flipping the Game: From the Hustle to Enterprise" to help adults transition from informal work to sustainable legal businesses, and a community…
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