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Barack and Michelle Obama Donate $2 Million to Create Summer Jobs For Youth in Chicago

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Barack and Michelle Obama Donate $2 Million to Create Summer Jobs For Youth in Chicago

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Former President (I know, still hurts to say) Barack Obama announced a $2 million donation to create more summer jobs for youth in Chicago.

“One of the things that we will be starting this year is Michelle and I, personally, are going to donate $2 million to our summer jobs programs here in the community, so that right away young people can get to work, and we can start providing opportunities to all of them,” Obama said.

The news was announced Wednesday, while Obama discussed plans for the new Obama Presidential Center and library being developed in the Jackson Park area on the Southside of Chicago.

Obama expects the project to take about 4 years to build, but he expects the programming to start this year.

“We don’t want to wait…

Please read original article Barack and Michelle Obama Donate $2 Million to Create Summer Jobs For Youth in Chicago posted on Healthy Black Girls on 7 May 2017 | 5:38 am —

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