To: The Connecticut State House, The Connecticut State Senate, and Governor Ned Lamont
Jobs for Youth, Jobs for All!
We urge ALL of our elected officials to support Obama's "American Jobs Act" and Jan Schakowsky's "Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act", H.R. 2914.
Why is this important?
Youth across New Haven have come together and acknowledge that a lot of their problems stem from unemployment. Youth see there are no opportunities for a better life without a good and decent job. So we need to take a stand and come together for our youth for they are our tomorrow. Here in New Haven we had over 20 deaths this summer. And with New Haven youth leading this movement, along with many organizations, political leaders, educational organizations, labor organizations, community groups, and everyday working people, we see that violence could have been prevented if there were more job opportunities, and opportunities in general for our youth.