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YouthWorks 2003 Career Fair

 
For Immediate Release Media Contacts:
May 12, 2003 Diana Spencer, Public Information Officer 410-396-9927, dspencer@oedworks.com

Jovie Shaw, Communications Specialist
410-396-6722, ext. 360, jshaw@oedworks.com

Baltimore, MD

What: YOUTHWORKS 2003 CAREER FAIR

When: Tuesday, May 13, 2003, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Where: Ravens Stadium, North Club Level and 1101 Russell Street

Description: YouthWorks, Mayor O’Malley’s employment program for youth, provides Baltimore youth and young adults, ages 14 to 21, with summer jobs. At the YouthWorks 2003 Career Fair, more than 300 youth, ages 16 to 21, who successfully completed work readiness training, will meet and be interviewed by 70 businesses and organizations committed to hiring youth for the summer. (A list of participating businesses is attached.) More than 20 additional employers have also committed to the program but are unable to participate in the career fair.

YouthWorks is a service of the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board Youth Council, the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development and multiple workforce partners. YouthWorks supports youth in learning about work and careers and allows area employers to help develop the future workforce.

Interview/Photo
Opportunities:
Mayor Martin O’Malley (expected between 12 noon and 1:00 p.m.)
Karen Sitnick, Director, Mayor’s Office of Employment Development
Alice Cole, Project Director, Career Development Service

Businesses/Organizations Participating
in the 2003 YouthWorks Career Fair*

American Pool Management
Applebee’s Restaurant
Aramark – Baltimore Convention Center
Aramark Corporation
Aramark Leisure Services
Ashburton Day Nursery
BGE Constellation Energy Group
Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound
Baltimore City Head Start
Baltimore City Health Department
Baltimore Development Corporation
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor
Baltimore Subway Systems
C. Steinweg Inc.
CVS
Cheesecake Factory
Childtime Learning Center
Cisco Inc.
Commercial Interiors, Inc.
Culi Services
DFS Inc.
Discovery Channel Ducks
Downtown Locker Room
DRD Pool Management
Ernie’s Moving and Hauling and Delivery
Food Lion
Fuddruckers
Goodrich Trading Co.
HMS Host
Harborplace Management and The Gallery
Hard Rock Café
Hilltop Market
Holiday Inn
Home Depot
Huntley USA Corp.
K&K Adams, Inc.
KFC
Lexington Market
Living Classrooms
Lowe’s Home Improvement
MBNA
MCI
Maryland Science Center
McDonald’s
Mercy Medical Center
National Aquarium in Baltimore
National Tire and Battery
Paolo’s Ristorante
Papa John’s Pizza
Phillips Restaurant
Radisson Hotel
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel
Rite Aid
Service Management Systems Inc.
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel
Sinai Hospital
Social Security Administration
Southwest Airlines
St. Joseph Medical Center
Staples
Stella Maris
Superfresh Store Inc.
Target
Tier Technologies
U.S. Postal Service
United Parcel Service
Washington Inventory Service
Whiz Car Wash
Women Accepting Responsibility
Wyndham

* Please note that this list is accurate as of 5/12/03 but is subject to change.


 

 
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