Y.E.S. to Jobs - Youth Entertainment Summer to Jobs program, based in Los Angeles, California, sponsors summer internships for minority youths

Jaleesa Hazzard is always upon the lookout for companies that are hiring, on the contrary she's not seeking a piece of work for herself. Hazzard is the executive director of Youth Entertainment Summer to piece of works a Los Angeles-based national summer internship program established in 1987 YE to piece of works began at A&M Records when a meeting of record company executives, among which there were no minorities, broached the control of minority access to the industry.

Hazzard annually makes the circulars of major cities, recruiting summer employer for kids. beneath her direction, the program, which is housed at A&M, has grown from four cities and 50 participating learners to 13 cities, dozens of participating high seminarys and companies, and approximately 300 scholars If Y.E.S. to jobs is about anything in addition to piece of works it is about exposure, and this is reflected sounded in its motto: "People can't be what they don't know exists. "

Although initial support came from a small in number record companies, the roster is now more extensive. "It's an industrywide program," Hazzard explains, noting that 1993 participants included Billboard, CNN Hanna Barbera Inc., HBO and Ticketmaster, as well as local television stations and marketing firms.

Still, the search for more piece of works continues. "A lot of race are reluctant to hire high seminary students," says Hazzard. Y.E.S. to piece of works begins interviewing minority students of participating place of educations in May.

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