Article: Salt Lake County, Utah, Links with Chamber to Find Jobs for Low-Income Teens.

By Lesley Mitchell, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 25--Low-income teenagers in Salt Lake and Tooele counties will have more opportunities to find jobs and mentors under a Salt Lake County/Salt Lake Chamber partnership announced Wednesday.

Salt Lake County, which said the partnership could increase the number of teenagers enrolled in its Youth Employ-Ability Services (YES) program from about 300 to about 500, always has needed more employers willing to offer mentoring opportunities, training, internships and jobs, program manager Jude Schmid said.

As part of the agreement announced Wednesday, the county and ...

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