COVID-19’s first wave last year stole their graduations.
Its second round this year robbed them of the fun stuff in high school, college and university.
The big question now for many teens and 20-somethings, as Ontario takes its shutdown fight against the pandemic’s third wave into June, is whether the virus will again cheat them out of summer jobs like last year, one of the worst yet for students.
While things aren’t looking nearly as bleak as last summer, it’s no picnic, either. And big unknowns that weren’t in play a year ago such as the extent of vaccinations, troublesome new virus variants and whether some employers weighed down by pandemic red ink can afford to hire could, for better or worse, be key to student job prospects this summer.
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London has to focus not just on building more housing, but on creating new units with “deep affordability” to serve those priced out of the market, a city councillor said Tuesday.
Londoners with the lowest incomes face increased pressure as they try to find affordable places to live.
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Only 30 units are within reach for every 1,000 renters making less than $36,000, according to Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp.
City hall needs to step up, Ward 4 Coun. Jesse Helmer said at a Tuesday meeting of the community and protective services committee.
LONDON, ONT. Amber Legdon, 23, prepares meals five-days-a-week for young people who are homeless or in need. She knows first-hand about the struggle. “I was laid off unexpectedly at the beginning of Nov. 2019,” says Amber. It was stressful, definitely, not knowing how I was going to pay any kind of bill or afford any kind of groceries.” Because of the help she received at Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) in her time of need she is paying it forward. “I enjoy doing it because it gives me a very good feeling at the end of the day, that I’ve helped somebody,” Legdon says.
During this pandemic, young people go online to compete in Youth Opportunities Unlimited’s job-readiness contest. Author: Roselyn Muñiz Updated: 12:33 PM EDT April 16, 2021
CLEVELAND We are three months out from the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but in Cleveland a career-related spinoff of the Games wrapped up today.
The event was Youth Opportunities Unlimited’s annual Youth Career Olympics, and nearly 100 students took part in contests that tested their job-readiness skills.
This year, Youth Opportunities Unlimited rolled out the annual competition in a new and exciting way – through an online portal. This feature transformed the experience into a virtual convention that included interactive videos, a virtual job fair and more.
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