Tamere Lester and Wes Davis enjoy a field trip to a Pirates game as part of the Pittsburgh Summer Youth Employment Program.
The Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation (BGC) and Neighborhood Learning Alliance (NLA) will host a “Celebration of Success” event at 3 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the BGC’s youth development office, 5321 Penn Ave.
This event will celebrate the 300+ young adults who participated this summer in NLA’s Reading Warriors program, which employs high school students to serve as reading mentors for children, and the BGC’s Pittsburgh Summer Youth Employment Program, which gave many young adults their first work experiences in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh.
The celebration will feature refreshments and an informal meet-and-greet with youths at 3 p.m. and brief testimony from youth participants and City of Pittsburgh leadership at 4 p.m.
Speakers include:
- Guy Costa, Chief Operations Officer, City of Pittsburgh
- Debbie Lestitian, Chief Administration Officer, City of Pittsburgh
- Stefani Pashman, Chief Executive Officer, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board
- Outstanding youth program participants and agency work site supervisors
Family, friends, work site supervisors, and governmental, community, and agency leadership are encouraged to attend.
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