The City of Atlantic City is working with Atlantic County and other area agencies for a Summer Work Program employing more than 300 local teenagers and young adults, ranging from ages 14 to early 20’s. Participants in the program are getting real world experience at Atlantic City’s Carnegie Building, as well as at 18 outside agencies throughout Atlantic City, including City Hall. Partnering with the City of Atlantic City the Atlantic County Office of Workforce Development, the NJ Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA), and National Action Network (NAN) Tech World, a partner of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino who has previously worked with the City of Atlantic City on youth programs.

Following a news conference on July 16, 2024 to publicly introduce the program, media were given a tour of the Carnegie Building to see the youth in action, working in different fields including entrepreneurship, fashion design, podcasting, graphic design, coding and web design. Participants of the paid program set goals for themselves at the beginning of the Summer, then evaluate at the end of the Summer what they learned and the training that was achieved. The Summer Work Program has tripled in size since last Summer.

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