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He was quite excited about it, his grandfather Michael Perry said.
The 16-year-old and his grandfather attended orientation Thursday for the new program, which will allow Perry to recover academic credits and earn $11 an hour. Perry said he struggled in two classes this past school year while attending in-person during the pandemic. He plans to save his summer earnings in order to get his driver s license and a car.
The program was established by the city of Canton, Canton City School District, Simply Youth, and Stark County Community Action Agency (SCCAA). It involves a three-hour morning academic session followed by lunch, and then students are bused to various work sites for three hours in the afternoon.
KEY ACTION City Council on Monday unanimously granted $200,000 to the Community Building Partnership for the continuation of neighborhood revitalization programs.
DISCUSSION It s an increase from the $150,000 grant awarded last year. The money has and will come from the city s Issue 13 tax revenue for neighborhoods. No money goes to administration overhead, Mayor Thomas Bernabei said.
With the money, the Community Building Partnership (CBP) offers a 10% rebate for qualifying exterior home improvements and works with the city Building Department to assist low-income households with exterior code violations by contracting with Project Rebuild. There s been a great response, Maureen Austin, CBP s executive director, said after the meeting.