Westminster, MD – August 26, 2019 - Summertime is the perfect time for young people to experience their first job and earn a little spending money. Thankfully, Carroll has some dedicated business owners that sign up to work with the youth from the Carroll County Business /Employment Resource Center (BERC) Youth Works! program. For six weeks this summer youth participants were placed in jobs alongside business mentors to learn valuable work skills and to do jobs that help the business.
Businesses and agencies that participated in the program include: Carroll Lutheran Village, F & S Transportation Services, Culinary Services Group, Carroll County Farm Museum, Terry’s Tag & Title, Just Ink & Threads, Legacy Septic & Excavation, Country Kitchen restaurant, Venessa’s Corner Pub, Westminster Car Wash, Carroll County Public Schools and BERC.
Some businesses have participated for several summers and several have extended the youth employment beyond the six-week program to give the youth more work experience.
Human Resources manager Becki Friedman shared “F&S Transportation MD, Inc. is happy to help out the youth in our community and feel that BERC Youth works! is a wonderful program that allows teenagers the opportunity to work at a job to learn how to follow directions and develop a good work ethic. We have participated for the last two years and have had the pleasure of sponsoring two young gentlemen who have proven themselves to be polite, respectful, hardworking, and self-motivated. We support this summer work program and look forward to meeting more hard working, outstanding individuals next summer.”
The Youth Works! summer program is supported by a Maryland Department of Labor grant and is part of a year-round youth program that provides career counseling, GED/High School diploma attainment, work experience, skills training, résumé development, job search assistance and supportive services to youth age 16-24.
The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to the Carroll County Government and its programs, services, activities, and facilities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or who has a complaint should contact The Department of Citizen Services, 410.386.3600 or 1.888.302.8978 or MD Relay 7-1-1/1.800.735.2258 as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.
Youth who are interested in advancing their earning potential are encouraged to contact Megan Blizzard, Youth Program Coordinator at 410-386-2826 or email mailto:mblizzard@carrollcountymd.gov.
