Youths

May 16 2013

Dress for interview and bring résumé

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles Southwest College is collaborating with a number of organizations including Hire LA’s Youth and the state employment development department to hold a job fair Wednesday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the campus, 1600 W. Imperial Highway in Los Angeles.

The job fair is open to anyone 16 and older and more than 45 employers will be on hand to conduct interviews.

Individuals should come dressed for an interview and bring copies of your résumé and work readiness certificates.

Jan 17 2013

High school students can apply for Lancaster Youth in Government program

The city of Lancaster is now accepting applications for its annual Youth in Government program, to be held during the month of February. Each year, this month-long program presents local high school students with the opportunity to interface and experience city government firsthand.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Oct 25 2012

Group plans to foster international program

Create Now is a nonprofit organization that serves vulnerable youth ages 2 to 25 who have been abused, neglected, abandoned, orphaned, homeless, runaways, teen parents, substance abusers, victims of domestic violence, children of prisoners, gang members or incarcerated.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Mar 29 2012

Working could take a new twist

“You love the outdoors. You love hiking and biking and sailing. And your friends say you’re great with kids.

“If you relate to any part of this, then there’s the perfect place waiting for you: summer camp.”
That’s the way the American Camp Association (ACA) answers the question why work at camp on their website.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Nov 24 2011

Local organizations that teach their clients to fish

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
—Chinese Proverb
 

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.