First row (kneeling, left to right): Jae’Von Lozan-Alford, Fatuma Abu, Mustafe Ali. Second row (left to right): Yan Ling (Jessica) Zhu, Christian Davis, Eqraa Dubad, Jiayi Li, Human Services Department youth counselor Christine Torres-Clara, Fadumo Abdullah, Amina Ali, Crystal McQueen. Back row (left to right) Kyle Matthews, Shaneeda McKinney, Faiza Hassan, Chanh Saechao, Roniesha Young. (Photo from Seattle Human Services Department)
Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith joined other City of Seattle department leaders on June 13 to honor 18 Seattle teens who completed a four-month internship program. The program provides teens with skills and experience in various professional fields. The participants, aged 16–19, including many youth of color, gained experience in engineering, information technology, and business. The internship is aimed at equipping teens with the skills needed to better compete in the new economy. Admitted teens have typically faced barriers to completing their high school education. (end)
