Or bank of america all the employers are funding this with the nonprofits. I want to ask you for a moment every year ill tried to do this and third time i get a little bit better just recall for the next thirty seconds who helped you get our first job oftentimes we only think about that we realize someone helped you those are the times when you look at 70 thousand youth of San Francisco that will never forget the moment that someone helped them get theyre first job and lout them to get the skills and turn from an interview they have their head down to how can i help our company be more expensive with my skills those are transitional periods of time like eric said and their transitional for our city i want to signal to the next generation of youth your future is here in the city and the best jobs exist in the city of San Francisco and were going to link you up to present you in the best way and allow you and your family to succeed so think about that for a moment who helped you get our
Shell talk later i want to give a shout out shes a rising star and shell end up managing one the hotel and if not ownership it as she graduates from sf state and thank you to another hero on the stage that someone whos interception viewed ran it down to the other side of the field and when i saw him my breath was about as short as his was when he jumped into the end zone thats mr. 49ers and hes going to speak clapping let me begin by saying this thank you to the departments that are with us today theyre a great help. Were focused on the most challenged youth in our city and thats what makes our Program Special because yeah. It could be easy for kids that are successful and have jobs were reaching into our Public Housing and the sectors of the city that hardly ever get touched and asking our employers to step up and whether hiring of slots lib starbucks is doing or giving money so the resources are there or whether doing both with the combination of starbucks and the pastry shops. Or wh
More to hire the youth in San Francisco. Finally, i want to say this in San Francisco the other thing we do besides hire people when the door has been opened to us we keep the door open for everyone else this is about opportunity its but also the suggestion that we are a community of people that care for each other this is a compassionate city and also not the economic success we all want but the ability to taller than and say whos next and who can i bring through the door you doorkeepers are there to keep the door open and were going to use that door to bring success to other families. Thank you for being here and in anticipation for helping us to create 7 thousand jobs this summer for youth i appreciate it very much this city is going to be on fire for everyone. Thank you clapping. thank you mr. Mayor so for those who remember the first opportunity how many got it right the first time . Yeah. Were creating opportunity to learn and grow. But with that its a pleasure to introduce the c
clapping. we are thrilled thrilled thrilled to be here so good morning and thanks for your patience and so were here to kickoff our 2014 summer Jobs Plus Program say yeah. clapping so im Eric Mcdonald the chief of Police Operating officer were thrilled to be partnering with mayor ed lee it takes each one of us to effect the kind of changes in our Community Across our country were thrilled our here your presence here represents we create a community and environment with our young people have the opportunity to grow and thrive and become their own leader in our community so we know that a summer job is more than a custodial kind of babysitting opportunity i was told you two weeks ago by a National Fund were not name who actually has a general disdain for the mayors Youth Program across the country they believe theyre only custodian but those 0 transitional opportunity i know i have one of the jobs so we know it is possible and so again in addition to joining with the mayor to reach our g
Thank you clapping. thank you mr. Mayor so for those who remember the first opportunity how many got it right the first time . Yeah. Were creating opportunity to learn and grow. But with that its a pleasure to introduce the ceo of the u knitted way of the bay area thank you very much clapping thanks mr. Mayor and partners i want to add an extra note of what on exiled city this room is gathered and, yes the third year and a and just as much love and excitement as the first day that we started 24 program together. And the keyword is together. Across the city our nonprofits you can our employers and the City Government working towards the opportunity for our young people. I want to give a special shout out two weeks ago the youth resource fair was held and over 4 hundred young people showed you up and got coaching for resumes and get ready for those who pledge jobs the nonprofits who work with the young people and create the pipeline of kurmentd who are there to encourage our young people