Every summer, the Cerritos College summer youth program helps youth in need find jobs during the summer and get skills that they are going to need in their everyday work life.

According to Carla Yorke, the program’s facilitator, the program helps youth during the time in the program be stationed in different departments as well as work in counseling, business education and project H.O.P.E.

She also explained that most members of the program end up working doing office work such as faxing and many others.

 “It’s great. I love it, I am learning new skills and I love who I work with,” she said.

She is one of the thousands of people that received help by this special program that received help from President Barack Obama’s stimulus pack to help struggling people in this economic crisis.

Since this program started in summer 2009, this program has been beneficial helping former members of the program from the ages 14 to 24 learn skills they are going to need in their professional working life.

Alejandro Lopez, a former student of the program, said, “It impacted me a lot. I do know it’
s my first official job, and I am learning new skills and it’s a great program.”

Unfortunately, this program is only available in the summer, but it has proven to be a good way to encourage youth in these tough times.