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Summer jobs Coverage

The Durham YouthWorks program is accepting applications until March 3.

WRAL REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL TO LEARN HOW ADMINISTRATORS RESPONDED. WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK DURHAM, CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS ARE COMING TOGETHER WITH SOME LOCAL BUSINESSES TO MAKE SURE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE A WAY TO STAY BUSY THIS SUMMER WRAL'S DURHAM REPORTER SARAH KRUEGER IS LIVE FOR US FROM CITY HALL TO TELL US ABOUT THE YOUTH WORKS PROGRAM. SARAH. DAN, AT THIS TIME YESTERDAY, I STOOD RIGHT HERE OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL REPORTING ON THE TROUBLING TREND OF MORE AND MORE KIDS HERE IN DURHAM BEING INVOLVED IN REALLY SERIOUS CRIMES. AND AS WE LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS TO THAT ONE THING THAT CITY LEADERS OFTEN POINT TO IS THE NEED FOR MORE ACTIVITIES FOR OUR KIDS AND FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY. THIS PROGRAM CAN HELP GET. >> AT BOTH OF THOSE. >> THE YOUTH WORKS PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE THE WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE. JUST MAKING SURE THAT OUR YOUTH HAVE THAT. >> THE WINNER OF HOPE AND BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES AND HAVE THAT DIRECTION. ADRIA GRAHAM SCOTT HELPS WITH THE PROGRAM IN HER ROLE ON THE DURHAM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. THIS IS A LEGACY PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 30 YEARS. SHE SAYS THE PROGRAM GETS FUNDING FROM THE CITY COUNTY AND DUKE HEALTH. >> IT PLACES ROUGHLY 500 DIRHAMS YOUTH AGE 14 TO 24 IN SUMMER JOBS. WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE IS THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES JOB TRAINING AND MENTORING RESTAURANTS AND SOME OF THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUES ALL THE WAY. >> TO SOME OF OUR LARGER BUSINESSES. WE HAVE ARCHITECT OF THE BIDEN AND PARTICIPATED WITH US IN THE TOWN TO FIRMS. LAW IS VERY IMPORTANT TO CHERYL SMITH IS AN ANTI-VIOLENCE ACTIVIST WHO SAYS HER 2 DAUGHTERS PARTICIPATED IN A PREVIOUS ITERATION OF THE PROGRAM DECADES AGO. IT WAS GOOD FOR HIM TO GET IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HAVE GONE TO A SUMMIT COUNTY WAS ABLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN LAND AND SHE BELIEVES GIVING TEENAGERS A WAY TO BE PRODUCTIVE AND BUSY WHILE SCHOOL IS OUT IS CRITICAL. >> I MEAN, WE DON'T GET EACH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED AND GET A JOB AND LEARNED THIS THEORY IS THAT THEY DON'T END UP IN THE STRINGS AND COMMITTING CRIMES JUST TO SURVIVE. IT WILL TAKE THIS VILLAGE, THE WHOLE VILLAGE OF THEIR OWN TO HIT THESE CHOOSE FROM. AND THERE IS ONE MORE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY TO THIS PROGRAM. YOU CAN FIND THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO DO SO ON OUR WEBSITE. WRAL DOT COM. THE CITY ALSO TELLS ME THEY ARE REALLY IN NEED OF MORE BUSINESSES, MORE EMPLOYERS TO SIGN ON TO HELP EMPLOY THESE YOUNG PEOPLE THIS SUMMER. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET SOME BUSINESSES TO STEP UP.

Durham YouthWorks program trains young people to join workforce

Durham YouthWorks program keeps young people busy, away from temptation to crime during summer months

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Those ages 14 years and older are invited to attend the fair and speak to leaders from different divisions to learn more about what positions are available.

Raleigh Parks holds job fair Jan. 5

Raleigh Parks

Public outdoor pools in Raleigh are operating on a rotating basis this summer due to a lack of lifeguards.

WE'LL SHARE RESULTS OF THE POLL STARTING MONDAY AT 4 AND ALL WEEK LONG. THE CITY OF RALEIGH HAS A POOL PROBLEM. IT'S JUNE 10TH AND ONLY ONE OF THE OUTDOOR POOLS IS OPEN. OTHERS MAY NOT OPEN AT ALL. >> WR IS MATT TALHELM JOINS US LIVE FROM LONGVIEW POOL IN RALEIGH TO EXPLAIN. OTHER LABOR SHORTAGE IS CUTTING INTO YOUR SUMMER FUN THAT. YEAH, GERALD LONGVIEW POOL HERE IS THE ONLY ONE TO OPEN THE FIRST ONE TO 2 O'CLOCK. TODAY THEY HAVE ABOUT 45. MORE MINUTES FOR THE >> KIDS AND FAMILIES TO ENJOY THE SUN AND THAT WATER DOESN'T LOOK REFRESHING OUT HERE RIGHT NOW. THE CITY PARKS ONLY HAS ABOUT HALF OF THE POOL STAFF THAT THEY HAD BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. AND THAT'S EVEN AFTER RAISING THE HOURLY WAGE BY $4 THIS SUMMER. TODAY IT WAS $18 DURING THE CAST AND HIS FAMILY IS THE FIRST THROUGH THE DOORS INTO LONGVIEW PULLED. >> FOR AN INAUGURAL INTO SUMMER HALF AN HOUR EARLIER WE FOUND THEM PATIENTLY PARKED OUTSIDE. SO WE'RE WAITING FOR THE POOL TO OPEN. >> WE'RE BUT WHERE THEY'RE EXCITED THAT EXCITEMENT STARTED BUILDING EARLY IN THE DAY. THE MOM SAID. >> COME ON, WE'RE GOING TO COOL BUT HIT A DETOUR. WE ACTUALLY WENT TO LAKE JOHNSON AND THEY LET US KNOW ABOUT THIS ONE BEING OPEN TO THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE FITTINGLY NAMED PULL FAMILY. >> THEY FOUND A PADLOCKED POLL AT LAKE JOHNSON WERE LITTLE BUGS BECAUSE IT'S NOT OPEN A STAFF ENSURE TO JUST LIMITING SUMMER FUN AT CITY POOLS AND LAKES RACKS FOR RENTAL BOATS ARE EMPTY LIKE JOHNSON UNTIL JULY 8. >> OUTDOOR POOLS ARE ONLY OPENING FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN HE WAS HURT. THE CITY PLANS TO AT BILTMORE HILLS NEXT WEEKEND, FOLLOWED BY LAKE JOHNSON. SO WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON WEEKENDS FOR THOSE 3 POOLS. AS WE ADD, GUARDS WERE GOING EXPAND INTO OUR DAYTIME OPERATIONS. RALEIGH PARKS HAD A ROSTER OF 205 PULL EMPLOYEES THE SUMMER OF 2019 BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. >> RIGHT NOW IT HAS 85. IF I DON'T HAVE A GARDEN, THEN I WON'T OPEN THAT BODY OF WATER BECAUSE THAT'S THAT THE SAFETY OF OUR PARTICIPANTS IS THE NUMBER ONE RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE HAVE. THE CITY PAYS FOR CERTIFICATIONS AND IS CONSIDERING INCENTIVES FOR LIFEGUARDS. THEY'VE ALSO STREAMLINE THE HIRING PROCESS. IF WE CAN GET THEM ACTUALLY OUT AND GETTING A PAYCHECK QUICKER THAN SOME OF THEIR ARC ON OUR COMPETITORS, THAT'S BEEN REALLY POSITIVE FOR US AS WELL. THAT COST TO KEEP A SUMMER STAFF. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S HARD TO FIND, YOU KNOW. NOW IS SAVING FAMILIES LIKE THE STANDS US JUST HAVING CLOSER TO HOME FUN. SO I HAVE AND TRAVEL. NOW THE STAFF LIKE THIS ONE. IT TAKES 5 OF THESE LIFEGUARDS OUT HERE IN THE PARTS. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TELLS ME >> THAT HE'D LIKE TO HAVE 50 MORE STAFF MEMBERS TO OPEN ALL THE POOLS FOR THE SUMMER. AND IT'S NOT JUST THE POOLS HERE, EVEN AT THE AMUSEMENT SECOND PULLEN PARK AND CHAVIS PARK. THEY'VE HAD TO CUT HOURS WERE DELAYED OPENINGS BECAUSE OF THE STAFF SHORTAGE, BUT THEY ARE HOPING TO GET MORE OF THOSE PULLEN PARK AMENITIES OPEN HERE

Raleigh pools, parks have shorter hours due to staff shortages this summer

Public outdoor pools in Raleigh are operating on a rotating basis this summer due to a lack of lifeguards.



Staffing shortages at local pools leave some families high and dry

Child, swimming

Imagine getting paid to bask in the beautiful sights of nature. North Carolina feels like a good state for this, right?



Summer dream job: Get paid for an outdoor adventure in your home state

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The four-week program helps teens ages 15 to 18 develop their skills and prepare for future employment by spending the summer working for the City of Raleigh.

Raleigh teens invited to apply for city's summer youth employment program 

High school, teens, teenagers

Lifeguards earn between $17.99 and $21.56 per hour, according to the city.  They typically work between 15 to 20 hours a week. 

Durham seeking lifeguards, ages 16 and up

Swimming pool

Summer might seem like a long time from now, but, if you have kids, it's never too early to plan. And if you have teens interested in earning some cash this summer, you might want to mark some dates on your calendars.

Raleigh sets dates for summer teen jobs program

Teen participates in the Raleigh Youth Summer Jobs Program

As summer arrives, seasonal job openings are popping up. Here's what teenagers and parents should know about North Carolina's labor laws for minors.

What teenagers should know about working in NC as a minor

What teenagers and parents should know about working in NC as a minor

For parents of teens who are eager for a summer job, here's an option - as long as they are 15.



Raleigh offers free training for new lifeguards, and you only have to be 15

Kids in a swiming pool

Summer might seem like a long time from now, but, if you have kids, it's never too early to plan. And if you have teens interested in earning some cash this summer, you might want to mark some dates on your calendars. Both Raleigh and Durham's youth jobs programs are gearing up for another season.

Applications for teen summer job program in Raleigh, Durham open now

Still looking for a summer job? This is the largest employer of teens

Go Ask Mom spoke to WRAL News today about what you need to know if your child wants a summer job.

What to know if your child wants a summer job

The number of youth work permits that the N.C. Department of Labor has issued to teens has seen a steady increase in the past four years - up from 58,675 in fiscal year 2014 to 81,478 in fiscal year 2017. That's a nearly 40 percent jump.

Summer jobs Coverage

Durham YouthWorks program trains young people to join workforce

Durham YouthWorks program keeps young people busy, away from temptation to crime during summer months

Raleigh Parks holds job fair Jan. 5

Raleigh pools, parks have shorter hours due to staff shortages this summer

Staffing shortages at local pools leave some families high and dry

Summer dream job: Get paid for an outdoor adventure in your home state

Raleigh teens invited to apply for city's summer youth employment program

Durham seeking lifeguards, ages 16 and up

Raleigh sets dates for summer teen jobs program

What teenagers should know about working in NC as a minor

Raleigh offers free training for new lifeguards, and you only have to be 15

Applications for teen summer job program in Raleigh, Durham open now

What to know if your child wants a summer job

What to know if your child wants a summer job

Ready for a summer job? 9 things teens, parents need to know about summer work in North Carolina