ALBANY – Young people ages 14 to 20 with a family income below 200 percent of the federal poverty level, or $39,850 for a family of three, will be eligible for summer jobs with financial aid from the state.
Employers will be able to use the funds to subsidize wages, support education and training programs, as well as offer counseling and employment-related services, such as transportation to and from work.
The summer youth employment program will provide funding to area counties:
Columbia $76,559
Dutchess $367,264
Greene $80,768
Orange $458,847
Putnam $58,264
Rockland $331,224
Sullivan $126,644
Ulster $244,631
Westchester $825,540
