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Page 8, Portland Observer, June 8, 1986 O u r c o m m itm e n t to t o d a y ’s y o u th s p e a k s fo r its e lf .. i “ I d id n ’t h a v e a d ip lo m a a n d I i d id n ’t h a v e a jo b . I w a s in me a tro u b le , b u t th e P IC c h a n c e .” l V Tips to Finding Employment for to r 1 e e n s Black teenage employment is soaring. Black teenagers repre sent 41.6 percent of the unem ployed, making them the largest group in the jobless ranks. These tips are by Beatryce Nivens, au thor of The Black Women's Career Guide (Anchor/ Doubleday). * Make sure your teenager has all the necessary documents needed for work. Check with your child's school official or contact your state's Education Depart ment for working paper forms. ★ Know how much your child can expect to make. Most teen agers can expect to earn mini mum wage, $3.35 an hour. * Know the types of jobs in which your teenager can expect to work: in recreational facilities, summer camps, fast food chains, nursing homes, nonprofit agen cies, private businesses, retail stores, doctors' offices. Ask your child his or her career goals and try to find summer jobs geared to these goals. ★ Contact your child’s school and talk with his or her guidance counselor about referrals to sum mer employment programs for teens. * Check with your local, state or federal government agency. In some cities, agencies run special summer employment programs for minority and/or disadvant aged youth. Ask about eligibility requirements and deadlines. * Locate your local Private In dustry Council (PIC) by looking in the telephone directory or asking your local employment or job service program. The 592 PICs across the country have summer youth employment programs for the economically disadvantaged. * Check with your local Y. Many throughout the country have sum mer-camp programs that hire teens. * If your teenager is 18 years or older and wants to work at a camp, contact the American Cam ping Association at 43 W. 23rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10010. In quire about their free placement service. * Make a list of Black busi nesses and organizations by checking through local Black newspapers. Contact each one and inquire about a summer job. Black business owners may need the temporary help and may be concerned enough about the unemployment problem to make the commitment to give a teen a job. Essence, which celebrated its 16th anniversary in May, is one of the fastest-growing women’s magazines in the United States. It has a monthly circulation of 800,000 and over 3 m illio n readers. Its parents company, Essence Communications, Inc. 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