Brooklyn's Progress
May 2004

On Tuesday, April 13th, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz hosted a breakfast at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge to launch the 2004 Summer HEAT youth employment program, and encourage Brooklyn businesses to participate this year.

“Nothing gives a young person the sense of personal responsibility and self-worth that today’s economy demands like having a job, plain and simple,” said Borough President Markowitz.  “And with the city slashing funds for youth employment programs in its budget yet again this year, which I deplored in my statement of budget priorities, the contributions of employers like yourselves in hiring young Brooklynites are more important than ever.”
 
The Summer HEAT (Help Employ Ambitious Teens) program was created by Borough President Markowitz two years ago in an effort to encourage Brooklyn businesses to invest in youth through employment.  The program works in partnership with the Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.  Last year Summer HEAT provided employment for 180 teens at 50 local area businesses.

Celeste B. Jackson, Customer Service Manager/Event Planner of Central Brooklyn Medical Group, a Summer HEAT employer, and Charlotte Vincent, LaGuardia High School student and Summer HEAT employee, also spoke at the event.