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Committee advances pilot to expand ambassador internships to opportunity youth
Summary
The San Antonio Governance Committee voted April 15 to advance a staff-backed pilot that would open the city’s ambassador summer internship to opportunity and justice-involved youth. Staff will develop models and cost estimates and send findings to the Educational Opportunities Committee for further review.
The San Antonio Governance Committee on April 15 voted to advance a pilot to allow at-risk and justice-involved youth to participate in the city’s ambassador summer internship program.
Melody Woosley, Human Services director, told the committee the ambassador program is an eight-week, paid career experience that typically enrolls about 200 interns and pays the city's minimum hourly rate of $18 (allowing participants to earn up to roughly $4,300 over the summer). Current eligibility requires a high school diploma, two semesters of college, a minimum 2.5 grade-point average, authorization to work in the U.S., and a city background and drug…
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