INDIANAPOLIS — Project Indy, a program that helps connec young people to summer employment opportunities throughout the city, recently kicked off its fifth year. The city, in partnership with EmployIndy, has expanded over the years – with 175 employers actively posting jobs on the portal and nearly 8,000 youth connected to job opportunities.
Project Indy impacts all residents in Marion County – both directly and indirectly – by providing employers with an entry-level workforce, while also increasing young people’s skills and creating new community collaborations.
Tea’s Me Cafe Indy is a prime example of a small business that puts forth an effort to impact their neighborhood. Located in Fall Creek Place, Tea’s Me hosts many community events and puts extended efforts towards hiring Indianapolis young people as baristas. Beyond simply hiring these young people, Tamika Catchings, owner of Tea’s Me Cafe Indy, strongly believes that through this process individuals grow skills needed to excel in the future as they further progress in the working world.
Employment opportunities available through Project Indy directly impact the growth of support for Indianapolis young people to not only grow as individuals, but steer towards future career opportunities. These opportunities create a positive trajectory for youth which will have a lasting impact on not only the next generation, but on Indianapolis as a whole.
For more information, visit projectindy.net.