Tree Trust will hold a youth job training roundtable on Friday, October 21 which will be led by Congressman Keith Ellison. Ellison represents the 5th district of Minnesota, which includes Minneapolis and 11 surrounding cities.
Tree Trust's Vice President of Programming Norm Champ will serve as host for the event, which will run from 10:00 AM-11:30 AM. The roundtable will be attended by a number of organizations that provide employment services, including HIRED, Resource, Inc., YouthLink, Project for Pride in Living, and others. The event has a closed attendance policy and all attendees were required to RSVP.
The roundtable's agenda includes discussion of the Put America to Work Act and the Emergency Jobs Act Now. Participating employment organizations are on the front lines of the employment crisis, and Ellison is interested in feedback regarding the challenges that they are facing in placing low-, middle-, and high-skilled labor in the current economy.
There will also be discussion of racial disparities in unemployment rates, which is currently particularly relevant for the Twin Cities. The Economic Policy Institute recently released a study showing that the Minneapolis metropolitan area has the largest disparity in employment based on race among the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas. The area's black population is nearly three times more likely to be unemployed than the white population.
The fragility of the economy will also be addressed, as well as nationwide data on challenges to employment.
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