General Motors has hired 110 high school students, mostly from Detroit, as summer interns to help clean up the city, perform service projects and learn life skills.
GM North America President Mark Reuss said the two-month GM Student Corps program would give the students invaluable work experience and connections with a global company. The students, selected from 11 United Way Network of Excellence Schools, will be paid minimum wage to perform work in Detroit-area neighborhoods.
Their service projects will include sprucing up local parks, planting community gardens and establishing food banks. They will also gain skills, such as budgeting and career planning, through a program created by Junior Achievement.
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Detroit Free Press