Mayor’s Youth Program Participants Complete Internships

At More Than 100 Atlanta Companies, Organizations and Government Agencies

Summer 2008

This month, approximately 700 Atlanta Public Schools (APS) students will complete competitive summer internships and training programs at organizations throughout Atlanta and the metro area as participants in the 2008 Mayor’s Youth Summer Employment and Training Program.

For the fourth consecutive year, businesses partnered with the Mayor’s Youth Program to provide funding and summer internships for this one-of-a-kind program. Over 100 companies joined the City, the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency (AWDA), the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (MACOC) and ajcjobs.com to provide the graduating seniors from the class of 2008 with paid summer internships that gave them the experience necessary to effectively transition into college and the workforce.

“The Mayor's Youth Summer Employment and Training Program is made possible by our corporate partners who contribute so generously to Atlanta's youth by offering summer internships that provide them with an opportunity to grow and gain experience in an array of industries,” said Mayor Franklin. “As a result, students are better prepared for the real world, and the next phases of their lives.”

S. L. King & Associates, Inc., (SLK) an engineering consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta, GA, is one of the many organizations that has partnered with the Mayor’s Summer Internship Program since its inception. “We are pleased to have participated in the program again this year, for our fourth summer in a row.  We have had wonderful experiences and look forward to many more,” said, P. E. founder of S. L. King & Associates, Inc.

 

[R to L] Stanley King of S. L. King & Associates, Inc with Mayor’s Youth Program interns Rebecca Armstrong, Berry College class of 2009, and Sheldon Mabry, Clemson University class of 2012.