Johnson, who was in Springfield the days following the weekend’s violence, touts a strategy he pledged on the campaign trail: More job opportunities for the city’s youth. But is the solution really that simple?
last weekend, and the spotlight for immediate answers could not have shone more brightly on Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson.in his first visit to the capital since winning the election, touted a strategy he pledged on the campaign trail: more job opportunities for the city’s youth.Since at least the 1960s, politicians have championed jobs for the young as a way to curb crime, and the idea is just one part of Johnson’s overall plan, including investing in schools and public spaces.
“If you’re really, really disconnected, six weeks of a summer job is unlikely to change your behavior,” she said. “Despite the prevalence of these issues, the rhetoric around politicians changed very little. Despite research, despite what community members or activists said — the rhetoric hasn’t changed,” Chavis said.
“Chicago currently faces a youth unemployment rate of 19% for those 16 to 19 years old, and 12% for those 20 to 24 years old,” Reese said in the statement. “As a result, too many young Chicagoans feel there is nowhere to turn, and when there is nowhere to turn, they can act in ways that aren’t in their — or our city’s — best interest.”, said that a few youth leaders are instigating the downtown meetups that are wreaking so much havoc.
Gang leaders, he said, were paid to recruit members into the job training program, which was funded by federal money funneled through The Woodlawn Organization, a group of residents, churches and community organizations formed to confront neighborhood issues.
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