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Bank of
America
connects
Detroit-Area
youth to
workforce
success
through
virtual
summer
leadership
experience
Student
Leaders
underlines
bank’s
ongoing
commitment
to
connect
young
people
to jobs,
skills-building
and
opportunities
to
strengthen
our
community
DETROIT
– Bank
of
America
today
announced
that the
five
Detroit-area
high
school
juniors
and
seniors
selected
as
Student
Leaders
(#BofAStudentLeaders)
have
started
their
summer
experience
of
leadership,
civic
engagement,
and
workforce
skills-building.
In light
of the
health
concerns
that
remain
in local
communities,
the
program
has been
adapted
to a
virtual
format,
through
which
students
will
have the
opportunity
to
participate
in
sessions
that
will
expose
them to
the
vital
role
that
nonprofits
play in
advancing
community
health,
the
importance
of
public
private
partnerships
to
advance
social
change,
and a
focus on
building
financial
acumen.
The
Class of
2020
Detroit
area-based
Bank of
America
Student
Leaders
are:
•
Kathryn
Cherven,
a Grosse
Pointe
Park
resident
and
graduate
of
Grosse
Pointe
South
High
School
in
Grosse
Pointe
Farms
• Zhane
Coleman,
a
Detroit
resident
and
graduate
of Mercy
High
School
in
Farmington
Hills
• Davis
Greene,
an
Eastpointe
resident
and
graduate
of
Loyola
High
School
in
Detroit
•
Jackson
Peurach,
a Novi
resident
and
graduate
of
Detroit
Catholic
Central
High
School
in Novi
• Laura
Topf, a
Huntington
Woods
resident
and
graduate
of
Cranbrook
Kingswood
High
School
in
Bloomfield
Hills
Detroit
area
Student
Leaders
will
participate
in
programming
that
leverages
Bank of
America’s
national
partnerships
and
expertise
and will
work
closely
with the
bank’s
Detroit
leadership
and
nonprofit
partners.
They
will
participate
in an
eight-week
collaborative,
mentoring-focused
project
working
closely
with
Focus:
HOPE, a
Detroit
nonprofit
organization
that
provides
community
betterment
programs.
In
addition,
Student
Leaders
will
engage
in
conversations
focused
on
social
justice,
civil
rights
and how
to build
a more
diverse
and
inclusive
society
and have
the
opportunity
to gain
a better
understanding
of their
personal
finances
through
Better
Money
Habits®,
Bank of
America’s
financial
wellness
and
education
platform.
“Focus:
HOPE is
honored
to
welcome
Bank of
America’s
Student
Leaders
for a
virtual
engagement.
These
exemplary
young
people,
looking
to make
a
difference
in their
community,
are
tomorrow’s
leaders.”
said
Portia
Roberson,
CEO,
Focus:
HOPE.
“It is
rewarding
to share
how our
organization
assists
the
community
and
share
our
vision
for the
future
of
Detroit
with our
youth.”
Bringing
students
from
across
the
country
together
in order
to
discuss
the role
of
citizenship
and how
cross
sector
collaboration
creates
community
impact
is a
core
component
of the
Student
Leaders
program.
This
year,
300
students
will
gather
virtually
for the
Young
America
Together
at Home
program,
delivered
by the
Close Up
Foundation,
which
will
include
discussion
of
finding
one’s
voice in
order to
effect
change
and
pressing
policy
issues
such as
the
economy,
healthcare,
the
environment
and
immigration.
“Now
more
than
ever, as
we
collectively
navigate
the
challenges
we face
in our
communities,
we
remain
committed
to
supporting
young
adults
by
connecting
them to
jobs,
new
skills,
and
leadership
development,”
said
Matt
Elliott,
Market
President,
Bank of
America
in
Michigan.
“Through
Student
Leaders,
we build
pathways
to
success
and give
voice to
the next
generation,
that
will
help
develop
a more
diverse
and
inclusive
society.”
In
the wake
of
significant
job
losses
nationwide,
the
ability
to earn
a
paycheck
will be
essential
to many
young
people
whether
they are
helping
to
support
their
families
or
planning
for the
future.
As part
of their
Student
Leader
experience,
each
student
will
receive
a $5,000
stipend
to
recognize
them for
their
community
achievements.
Recent
estimates
suggest
that the
number
of
disconnected
youth –
those
who
aren’t
in
school
and
don’t
have a
job –
has
likely
tripled
since
last
year and
could be
as high
as 18
million.
Without
access
to
opportunities
that
build
career
skills,
many
young
people
may be
left
behind,
leading
to high
rates of
youth
unemployment
and
hindering
overall
economic
progress.
In
addition
to
Student
Leaders,
the bank
invests
in
summer
jobs for
young
people
through
its
partnership
with
Grow
Detroit’s
Young
Talent
and
provides
virtual
internships
at its
Detroit
area
Merrill
Lynch
offices
and at
local
financial
centers
to gain
valuable
workforce
skills.
This
summer,
Bank of
America
is
connecting
approximately
3,000
young
adults
to
summer
jobs
through
partnerships
with
nonprofits
and
local
mayors
and its
own
Student
Leaders®
program.
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