Summer HEAT Program to Employ Area Teens
Governor Visits Camden County One Stop Center for Kick-Off
For Immediate Release: May 30, 2008
Contacts: RON TOMASELLO

The Camden County Freeholder Board is a proud participant in Summer HEAT (Help Employ Area Teens), the program that gives at-risk youth between the ages of 14 and 25 the opportunity to get real-world work experience, and gives Camden County businesses pre-screened, fresh talent to fill their summer jobs.

“Our Camden County One Stop Center has worked diligently with each of the schools in Camden City to identify participants,” said Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. “Orientation and training sessions have been scheduled at the schools and at the Camden County One Stop Center at 2600 Mt. Ephraim Avenue.”

An initiative of Governor Jon Corzine, through the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Summer HEAT program already has placed 350 participants in summer jobs across Camden County.

To launch the program, the Governor attended the Camden City Schools Job Fair, held at Camden High School, on May 29. The event brought students from Camden High, Brimm Medical Arts, Jerrothia Riggs and Woodrow Wilson High together with area employers offering summer opportunities.

“The Camden River Sharks, Clementon Amusement Park, Adventure Aquarium, Live Nation Bellmawr Industrial and employers along the Billion Dollar Mile in Cherry Hill are among those offering jobs paying up to $10.00 an hour,” explained Freeholder Director Cappelli. “All positions are for at least 20 hours a week.”

As part of the program, participants receive employment training that includes a component on financial literacy. Transportation to worksites is being provided by the South Jersey Transportation Authority.

Employers interested in participating in the job bank should contact the office of Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. at 856-225-5451.

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