SummerWorks youth jobs underfunded
Summary
Only about 300 of 3,000 teens who apply for SummerWorks get paid summer jobs. KentuckianaWorks says the infrastructure exists to scale up and Council Member Raymond floated a $300,000 increase to serve 100 more kids — a live issue for next year's budget.
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
The city already puts about $1.3 million a year into SummerWorks; adding 100 kids would cost roughly $300,000 more.
Low-income teens and young adults who'd get first jobs, plus employers like Norton and GE Appliances who get a pipeline.
The roughly 2,700 applicants each summer who get no paid position.
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