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Bank of
America
prepares
Detroit
teens
for
workforce
success
through
paid
summer
internships
Student
Leaders®
program
connects
more
than 200
community-minded
young
people
with
nonprofit
internships
and
leadership
development
DETROIT
- Bank
of
America
announced
that
four
high
school
juniors
and
seniors
from the
Detroit
community
have
been
selected
as
Student
Leaders
(#BofAStudentLeaders).
The
program
offers
young
people,
who are
engaged
community
citizens,
an
opportunity
to build
their
workforce
and
leadership
skills
through
a paid
summer
internship
at local
nonprofit
organization
Focus:
HOPE,
and
participate
in a
Student
Leadership
Summit
in
Washington,
D.C.
Early
employment
opportunities
are a
critical
stepping
stone
for
young
people
entering
the
working
world.
When
young
people
can’t
access
early
employment
opportunities
that
build
their
skills,
they are
at risk
of being
left
behind
and not
finding
a
meaningful
job in
today’s
competitive
workforce.
With
local
youth
unemployment
rates
near 30
percent,
Student
Leaders
connects
young
people
to
summer
employment
that
supports
their
long-term
financial
success,
and in
turn
helps
the
economic
progress
of
Detroit.
“Early
employment
opportunities
help
teens
build
the
skills
they
need to
establish
a career
and get
on a
path
toward
financial
stability,”
said
Matt
Elliott,
Michigan
Market
President,
Bank of
America.
“Helping
youth
access
resources
and
skills
that
prepare
them for
future
success
is an
important
part of
our work
to
address
the
underlying
issues
related
to
economic
mobility
as we
work to
create a
thriving
Detroit
economy.”
All four
Detroit
Student
Leaders
are
interning
at
Focus:
HOPE in
Detroit.
They
are:
Dipata
Das of
Detroit
Edwin
Marples
of
Farmington
Hills
Jayant
Thuluri
of
Northville
Vashti
Lindsey
of Troy
“Focus:
HOPE is
excited
to host
the 2016
Bank of
America
Student
Leader
Program
this
year,”
said
Stephanie
Johnson-Cobb,
Manager,
Community
Involvement
and
Safety,
Focus:
HOPE,
HOPE
Village
Initiative.
“We look
forward
to
investing
in these
fine
young
leaders
and
helping
to build
the next
generation
of
nonprofit
colleagues.”
These
four
young
people
will
join the
more
than 200
other
Student
Leaders
from
around
the
country
in
Washington
D.C. on
July
10-15
for a
Student
Leadership
Summit.
As part
of this
week-long
convening,
students
will
discuss
how to
build a
more
diverse
and
inclusive
society,
gain a
better
understanding
of how
cross-sector
collaboration
creates
community
impact,
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