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New Jobs Initiative Helps At-Risk Youth In St. Louis Help Themselves

An arial photo of downtown St. Louis. Employment rose in St. Louis this year, but not as much as it did nationally.
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An arial photo of downtown St. Louis. Employment rose in St. Louis this year, but not as much as it did nationally.

The City of St. Louis and local organizations and businesses are teaming up to try to alleviate the problems of poverty and crime in the community.

The new initiative is called , a summer pilot program aimed at high risk youth between the ages of 16 and 23.

© 2024 when it was first announced.

Host Don Marsh talked with St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green, a member of the STL Youth Jobs Leadership Committee, Bridgett Flood McDermott, Executive Director of the Incarnate Word Foundation, an organization taking a leadership role in the initiative, and Antonio Quentell Crawford, a participant in the program who is working at , a clothing exchange in South City.

A couple of contact numbers were mentioned during the program and people are welcome to call if they are interested in becoming involved in the initiative.

St. Louis Comptroller: (314) 622-4389

Incarnate Word Foundation: (314) 773-5100

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Alex is the executive producer of "St. Louis on the Air" at © 2024 .
Mary Edwards is a producer for © 2024 's broadcast program, "St. Louis Symphony."
Don Marsh served as host of © 2024 ’s “St. Louis on the Air" from 2005 to 2019, bringing discussions of significant topics to listeners' ears at noon Monday through Friday. Don has been an active journalist for 58 years in print, radio and television. He has won 12 Regional Emmy Awards for writing, reporting, and producing. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, was inducted into the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame in 2013, and named “Media Person of the Year” by the St. Louis Press Club in 2015. He has published three books: his most recent, “Coming of Age, Liver Spots and All: A Humorous Look at the Wonders of Getting Old,” “Flash Frames: Journey of a Journeyman Journalist” and “How to be Rude (Politely).” He holds an honorary Doctor of Arts and Letters degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.