Setting the stage for a summer filled with opportunities, Atlanta witnessed Mayor Andre Dickens host the 2025 Annual Summer Youth Employment Program Signing Day at the scenic Zoo Atlanta. The event, held earlier today, began at 11:00 a.m., with members of the press picking up their badges promptly at 10:20 a.m., as per the City of Atlanta.
At the frontline of driving youth engagement in the workforce, Mayor Dickens joined forces with the Interim Commissioner of the Atlanta Department of Labor & Employment Services, Theresa Austin-Gibbons, and Atlanta Public Schools Board Chair Erika Mitchell. The city had taken up the mantle, with employers across Atlanta stepping up to offer jobs and internships that promised to foster not just employment, but growth and experience for the youth of Atlanta.
According to the official press release from the City of Atlanta, the Mayor's fourth annual event spotlighted employer partners committed to nurturing the next generation of professionals. This year's Signing Day proved to be a prolific gathering that may very well mark a turning point for many young Atlantans as they looked ahead to their summer plans.
Joining the civic leaders in presiding over the event, Raymond King, the President and CEO of Zoo Atlanta, provided a vibrant backdrop set against the home of myriad wildlife. Meanwhile, the youth participants, who had been gearing up for summer employment, had the chance to speak about their experiences and expectations.
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