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Mayor Tom Barrett

    Mission
 

To provide employment opportunities in the city for high school youth and young adults, exposing them to the working world and improving workforce preparedness

 
 

    Contact Information

  William J. Malone
  Youth Development Coordinator
  Phone: 414.286-5894
 
Email: William.Malone
@milwaukee.gov
 
  Dept. of City Development
  809 North Broadway
  Milwaukee, WI 53202
 


 

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  Office of Mayor Tom Barrett
   

 

 
 
The City of Milwaukee’s Youth Development and Employment Initiative

Earn & Learn is the City’s program to help young people make a successful transition to adulthood by providing opportunities to develop work-readiness skills while they earn wages working in government, community- and faith-based organizations and private sector businesses.

 

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View a video about Earn & Learn

         

Young people aged 14 through 21 may participate in Earn & Learn in 3 ways.
Be sure to check each program to see if you qualify:

 

 
Community Work
Experience Program

 
  Private Sector
Job Connection
   City Summer Youth
Internship Program


 

 

Earn & Learn is operated by the  Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB) and is part of a regional effort to improve the quality of Milwaukee's labor force.  
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Listen to teen participants discuss their experiences in the City's Earn & Learn program.

 
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Earn & Learn is also part of the Life Ventures Partnership, a collaborative public/private initiative to promote the future vitality of Milwaukee’s regional economy by preparing young people to become life-long learners, productive workers and self-sufficient citizens.
         

 

 

 
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