Former council candidate reshaping Youth Services
Brian Harris is changing the basic tenet of the city’s summer jobs program, under the banner of Mploy, with some pre-planning that lists the private employers. Students can pick who their job is with based on the industry.(Submitted)
The city’s new director of Youth Services Brian Harris wants to see more after-school programs in communities as well as some different ways of handling the city’s annual summer jobs program.
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