Stimulus to Create Summer Jobs for Illinois Youth

The Champaign Consortium will get nearly $1.2 million in stimulus funding to create between 500 and 600 summer jobs for disadvantaged Champaign, Illinois youths.

In addition, the group will receive $1 million in federal stimulus money to assist dislocated workers and jobless adults with training and other job-related assistance.

The Champaign Consortium is a not-for-profit agency, established in 1974, that provides employment and job-training assistance in four counties.

The program will offer both summer jobs and job training, with youths earning the minimum wage of $7.75 an hour, rising to $8 an hour July 1st.

Youths ages 14 to 24 will be able to start work May 1 and continue through September, working up to 35 hours per week.