Summer Corps an Entry to Workplace; Program Teaches Teens Stewardship, Leadership, Job Skills

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Thanks to a summer job she had when she was 16, Lorna Sanders knows about hard work. She knows she can do it. And she knows she can overcome what's new and discomforting to her.

Now 17, Sanders is working with other teenagers this summer, guiding them through work with the Milwaukee Conservation Leadership Corps. The corps is a collaboration among corporate, non-profit and government partners aimed at providing work experience to young Milwaukeeans and nurturing both leadership and environmental stewardship.

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Summer Corps an Entry to Workplace; Program Teaches Teens Stewardship, Leadership, Job Skills

In a city with what a university researcher calls "staggering" jobless rates for youths, summer employment offers critical earnings, fundamental work skills and a peek at what's possible.

"Sadly, all too often today, teens are presented with few opportunities to see a world beyond their own," Mary Dowell, director of community relations for Johnson Controls Inc., told 47 Milwaukee youths receiving hard hats and work glove...

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