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RESOLUTIONNO. 8818 -15 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan, Marx, Oteary <br />A Resolution commending the efforts of Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) for its <br />important work connecting Lakewood teens with Lakewood employers, providing a mutually <br />beneficial arrangement whereby teens acquire job skills and employers enjoy access to an <br />energized workforce. <br />WHEREAS, for over thirty years, Y.O.0 has been committed to empowering Cuyahoga <br />County teens through workforce preparation, job placement, and youth development, and; <br />WHEREAS, Y.O.U.'s Summer Youth Employment Program provides an opportunity for <br />hundreds of Cuyahoga County teens each summer to experience their first job by connecting <br />them with local employers and mentoring them toward success, and; <br />WHEREAS, additional funding support from the Nord Family Foundation enabled the <br />Summer Youth Employment Program to significantly expand to include a record number of <br />Lakewood youth this summer, and; <br />WHEREAS, forty -seven Lakewood teens earned a paycheck, gained valuable work <br />experience, developed relationships, and learned basic financial literacy while making <br />professional contributions at eleven Lakewood worksites this summer, and; <br />WHEREAS, Lakewood is strengthened by Y.O.U.'s role of building the ranks of our <br />City's fature work force; now, therefore <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF 0I -II0: <br />Section 1. That this Council hereby expresses appreciation to Youth Opportunities <br />Unlimited for its important role connecting Lakewood teens with productive employment <br />experiences this summer and for its ongoing work to support youth throughout Cuyahoga <br />County. <br />Section 2. That the Clerk of Council be, and is hereby authorized to ensure that a copy of this resolution <br />be spread upon the minutes of this meeting. <br />Adopted: � <" C) 2 0 / -f <br />Approved: <br />Mayor <br />