The Manitoba government states over 22 hundred youth are expected to receive summer employment this year thanks to its investment in the Urban and Hometown Green Team Program.

 

The province announced its providing nine million dollars to the grant program, which awards funding to non-profits, education authorities, Northern Affairs Community Councils, and municipal governments.

 

The grant funds one hundred per cent of wage costs for all organizations except for municipalities, which will instead see 50 per cent of wages covered on a cost-shared basis.

 

Around seven hundred projects across Manitoba are getting the funding to hire youth ages 15 to 29 to work on community projects between May and September.

 

More information about the Urban and Hometown Green Team Program can be found on the Manitoba Grants Online page on the Government of Manitoba website.