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Powerful Weapon in the War on Unemployment
Job training,
education for
urban youth
by
M arc H. M orial
U.S. Sen. Kirsten
G illib ra n d o f N ew
York this month en
listed in the war on ur
ban u n em p lo y m en t
with the introduction of
the Urban Jobs Act. Gillibrand’s
Urban Jobs Act is the Senate
version o f House bill, H.R. 683,
which was introduced earlier this
year by U.S. Rep. Edolphus
Towns o f New York.
Both bills would provide fed
eral grant funding to the Na
tional Urban League and other
non-profit groups to offer job
training, education and other sup
port services for urban youth.
The legislation will especially
target those who have dropped
out of high school or who have
had some involvement with the
criminal justice system.
T he L a b o r D e p a rtm e n t’s
April jobs report confirms the
urgent need for this legislation.
While overall unemployment is
back up to 9 percent, African
American unem ployment has
now risen to 16.1 percent.
Even more disturbing, Afri
can American youth unemploy
ment has now climbed to
41.6 percent, the highest
rate of any group in the
nation.
In many urban commu
nities, roughly one-third of
minority youth are unem
tion, Senator Gillibrand said,
“Supporting education and train
ing for our youth is a smart in
vestment that will pay dividends
over the long term.”
We agree. W e know that
youth em ploym ent not only
helps put food on the table of
struggling fam ilies, a jo b can
literally turn a young perso n ’s
life around and provide the
skills, w ork ethic and experi
ence necessary to grow into
< Supporting education and training
fo r our youth is a smart investment
that will pay dividends over the long
term,
— U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
*
ployed. For several years now,
the National Urban League has
been leading the call for targeted
action to address the urban jobs
crisis. Our 12-point Jobs Rebuild
America plan lays out specific
strategies to achieve that goal.
But W ashington has been
largely silent, until now.
Upon introducing the legisla
placem ent, m entoring, intern
ships and on-the-job training
as well as G ED preparation,
reading and math rem ediation,
edu catio n al en rich m en t and
p o s t- s e c o n d a r y e d u c a tio n .
Support services include child
care, health and nutrition re
ferral and transportation and
housing assistance.
The Urban Jobs Act will pro
vide desperately needed re
sources to give young people
who need it an all-important sec
ond chance. It will reduce the
disproportionate incarceration of
minority youth and prepare eli
gible young adults for entry into
the world of work.
W hile the Senate bill has just
been introduced, we need to build
more momentum in the House.
We are urging citizens to urge
your U.S. representatives in Con
gress to join the current co-spon
sors of H.R. 683.
Empower yourself, empower
your community, and join us in
the “W ar on Unemployment” !
productive adulthood.
The Urban Jobs Act would
create an Urban Jobs Program
and allocate $23 million in grants
to national non-profit organiza
tions to provide a com prehen
sive set of services designed to
Marc H. Morial is presi
prepare youth, ages 18-24, for dent and chief executive of
the job market.
ficer of the National Urban
These services include jo b League.
U II j C