Martinez, California. – When Jaileel graduated from John Swett High last year, he had never held a job. Today, he’s working at an event staffing company and he says he owes his current employment to Contra Costa County’s Earn and Learn summer jobs program. He says his internship at East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) observing and working alongside journey level instrument technicians, “…taught me how to be a hard worker, listen more and be responsible.”
His job, and many others, was made possible, because of… Continue reading