press releases

Mayor Rawlings-Blake Announces “Hire One Youth” Initiative for City’s YouthWorks 2012 Program November 18, 2011	Expansion of Baltimore City Program OffersAlternative to Detention for African-American Girls The PACT Evening Reporting Center Addresses the Over-Representation of African-American Youth in the City’s Juvenile Justice System October 31, 2011

Local Chef Spike Gjerde to Talk Sustainability with ACCE Students ACCE, located near Gjerde’s Woodberry Kitchen, is engaging students in an ongoing initiative to promote a more sustainable environment at the school's campus October 3, 2011	Baltimore Receives Federal Grant to Connect Juvenile Offenders with Education, Community Service Opportunities Mayor’s Office of Employment Development to use funds to establish Civic Justice Corps for 100 West Baltimore youth September 28, 2011

$40,000 in Support from Local and National Foundations to Help ACCE Expand, Enhance its Library Investments include a $29,000 challenge grant from the Weinberg Foundation September 26, 2011	Governor Martin O'Malley Visits YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program Joins Baltimore City Mayor Rawlings-Blake and City Council President Young at the Academy for College and Career Exploration July 19, 2011

Seventy Young Adults to Graduate From Baltimore City’s Youth Opportunity (YO!) Program July 20 The YO! Academy and YO! centers serve youth who have not been successful in traditional school environments July 18, 2011	More than 4,500 Baltimore Youth Report to Second Week on the Job through City’s YouthWorks Program *An additional 600 young people to start work next week; YouthWorks employing approximately same number as last year despite expiration of federal ARRA funding* July 6, 2011

Mayor Rawlings-Blake Issues Executive Order to Encourage Local Hiring by City Contractors “Employ Baltimore” offers new cash flow incentives for construction firms to hire locally and gives businesses access to a full menu of training and workforce support resources June 30, 2011	Baltimore Receives Grant for Summer Youth Financial Education Initiative Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake accepts $4,000 grant from DollarWI$E program to help fund the financial literacy component of Baltimore City’s YouthWorks summer jobs program June 17, 2011

Mayor Rawlings-Blake Honors Congressman Cummings at U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting Cummings recognized for his sustained support of workforce development initiatives for Baltimore City residents June 17, 2011	Mayor Rawlings-Blake to Honor Congressman Cummings at U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting Cummings to be recognized for his sustained support of workforce development initiatives June 9, 2011

YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program to Benefit from Financial Literacy Grant Mayor Rawlings-Blake to accept $4,000 check from National DollarWI$E Campaign June 9, 2011	Ninety-Four Baltimore City Students to Graduate from the Academy of College and Career Exploration June 4 Mayor Rawlings-Blake to offer greetings at Johns Hopkins University May 23, 2011

150 Baltimore Youth Spending the Month of May “Springing Into a Career” Through Job Shadowing May 16, 2011	Local Organizations Come Together to Prepare Students for Careers in the Construction Industry Baltimore Mayor’s Office of Employment Development Provided Funding, Support for Program Participants May 4, 2011

Urban Youth Corps Cleans Up for Earth Day Youth and young adult participants tackle vacant lot as part of “greening” Baltimore April 15, 2011	Orioles Opening Day Raffle to Support YouthWorks Summer Jobs Supporters can win six field house box seats located behind home plate at Oriole Park at Camden Yards March 16, 2011

Payback’s a “Gift” Raffle to Support YouthWorks Summer Jobs Extended through March 14 Supporters can win ten skybox tickets to a Ravens-Steelers 2011 regular season game at M&T Bank Stadium February 28, 2011	Mayor Rawlings-Blake Launches YouthWorks 2011 Summer Jobs Campaign Opportunity to win Ravens skybox tickets announced February 2, 2011

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Baltimore Receives Federal Grant to Connect Juvenile Offenders with Education, Community Service Opportunities
Mayor’s Office of Employment Development to use funds to establish Civic Justice Corps for 100 West Baltimore youth
September 28, 2011

Governor Martin O'Malley Visits YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program
Joins Baltimore City Mayor Rawlings-Blake and City Council President Young at the Academy for College and Career Exploration
July 19, 2011

Mayor Rawlings-Blake Issues Executive Order to Encourage Local Hiring by City Contractors
“Employ Baltimore” offers new cash flow incentives for construction firms to hire locally and gives businesses access to a full menu of training and workforce support resources
June 30, 2011

Baltimore Receives Federal Grant to Connect Juvenile Offenders with Education, Community Service Opportunities Mayor’s Office of Employment Development to use funds to establish Civic Justice Corps for 100 West Baltimore youth September 28, 2011

Governor Martin O'Malley Visits YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program Joins Baltimore City Mayor Rawlings-Blake and City Council President Young at the Academy for College and Career Exploration July 19, 2011

Mayor Rawlings-Blake Issues Executive Order to Encourage Local Hiring by City Contractors “Employ Baltimore” offers new cash flow incentives for construction firms to hire locally and gives businesses access to a full menu of training and workforce support resources June 30, 2011

Baltimore Receives Federal Grant to Connect Juvenile Offenders with Education, Community Service Opportunities
Mayor’s Office of Employment Development to use funds to establish Civic Justice Corps for 100 West Baltimore youth
September 28, 2011

Governor Martin O'Malley Visits YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program
Joins Baltimore City Mayor Rawlings-Blake and City Council President Young at the Academy for College and Career Exploration
July 19, 2011

Mayor Rawlings-Blake Issues Executive Order to Encourage Local Hiring by City Contractors
“Employ Baltimore” offers new cash flow incentives for construction firms to hire locally and gives businesses access to a full menu of training and workforce support resources
June 30, 2011