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Workforce Solutions Offers Paid Summer Internships for High School Seniors A local group is stepping up to help high school seniors gain valuable job experience before graduation. Workforce Solutions is offering two paid summer internships for high school seniors. “These opportunities are crucial for young people to develop essential job skills early in life,” said Workforce Solutions spokesman Julio Salinas. One of the programs, the Summer Earn and Learn (SEAL) program, is designed for high schoolers with disabilities aged 17 to 24. The other program offers summer work experience for low-income high school students starting at 16 years old. To qualify for this program, the student’s family must be receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy
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Families (TANF). Both internships pay $12 an hour and provide opportunities to work in diverse fields such as law, healthcare, plumbing, and HVAC repair. More details about these internships can be found on the Workforce
Solutions websites for Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties, as well as the Cameron County Workforce Solutions website. For SEAL and TANF Youth inquiries, contact Roland Perez, Deputy Director of Business Solutions, at 956-661-2961.
Key dates: - SEAL: The last date to accept VR referrals is June 19th. - TANF Youth: The program runs from May 1 to September 30. Note that funding is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks UTRGV conducts the Start of New Recreational archaeological dig at Facility in Edcouch
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Edcouch, TX - The City of Edcouch celebrated a significant milestone on May 15 with the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Edcouch Parks and Recreational Facility, located at 424 Southern Avenue.
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This project promises to transform what was once an empty lot into a vibrant recreational area for the entire community.
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OMAR ZAPATA McALLEN — The archaeological dig at McAllen ISD’s vacant Bonham Elementary campus, led by UTRGV Assistant Anthropology professor Edward Gonzalez-Tennant got underway Tuesday with an unlikely possibility to find anything, but offers a treasure chest of experience for his students. As previously reported by The Monitor, the archeological dig on the property owned by the district must undertake an archaeological compliance as part of the National Historic Preservation Act.
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