Tacoma Daily Index, August 19, 2015

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015

Vol. CXXIV, No. 160

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices

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135 Tacoma students participate in Summer Jobs 253 program

Posted online Tues., Aug. 18 Image Courtesy City of Tacoma Summer Jobs 253—a program that provides paid work experience and high school credit to incoming juniors and seniors attending public schools in Tacoma—recently wrapped up its third year with 135 students completing the program with the help of 49 area employers, according to City of Tacoma officials. In addition to gaining on the job work experience, students in the program can also earn up to two high school credits, keeping them on track for on-time graduation. Students in the program work up to 96 hours for an employer, as well as attend an additional 24 hours of classroom time to learn resume writing, interviewing, and financial literacy. In turn, the program provides employers with a low-cost, low risk summer workforce; intelligent and motivated employees; access to a diverse pool of talent; an opportunity to change lives; and the opportunity to recruit future employees, according to City officials. This year, 74 students signed up for a "free for life" bank account offered by program partner Wells Fargo. The program was launched by the City of Tacoma three years ago as a pilot project with 50 students (see "Tacoma pilot program links students to paid summer jobs, graduation credits," Tacoma Daily Index, June 24, 2013). The program is funded by the City of Tacoma, and through corporate donors and a small participation fee from participating employers. In April, the program received a $20,000 grant from State Farm Insurance, one of downtown Tacoma's largest employers (see "Summer Jobs 253: State Farm awards $20K to Tacoma youth employment program," Tacoma Daily Index, April 9, 2015). Last year, the program received a $4,000 grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors (see "Tacoma youth employment program awarded $4K grant," Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 24, 2014).

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Proctor Station

Top Pot Doughnuts to open in Tacoma Posted online Tues., Aug. 18 Courtesy Images Officials at Top Pot Doughnuts and Coffee announced Tuesday they will open the company's first Tacoma location later this year. "Opening a Top Pot Doughnuts and Coffee cafe in Tacoma is incredibly special to me," said Top Pot Doughnuts co-founder Mark Klebeck. "South Tacoma is where my family grew up. It's a great homecoming of sorts and we can't wait to introduce our Tacoma family and friends to the doughnuts and coffee that have become famous throughout the United States." Top Pot Doughnuts was founded in 2002 in Seattle. The company owns and operates 19 stores. The new Tacoma store will be located at 2724 N. Proctor St., a street-level storefront inside

This year the program was sponsored by State Farm Insurance, General Plastics Manufacturing Company, Toray Composites America, U.S. Oil & Refining Company, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, and United Way of Pierce County. The City and its program partners, the REACH Center, Tacoma Public Schools and WorkForce Central, are beginning to plan for the 2016 program. People who are interested in becoming a program patron may contact Christopher Wright at (253) 591-5075 or cwright@cityoftacoma.org. If you are interested in hosting a student for employment, contact Sarah Atchison at satchison@reachtacoma.org or visit summerjobs253.com to submit an application and get more information about the program. To read the Tacoma Daily Index's complete and comprehensive coverage of Summer Jobs 253, visit

Proctor Station (pictured below), a 154-unit apartment building currently under construction. More information is available online at toppotdoughnuts.com.

our Web site for the following articles: — Summer Jobs 253: State Farm awards $20K to Tacoma youth employment program (Tacoma Daily Index, April 9, 2015) — Students, employers encouraged to apply for 2015 Summer Jobs 253 program (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 21, 2015) — Summer Jobs 253 recruiting Tacoma employers to host youth (Tacoma Daily Index, March 20, 2014) — City Hall News: Tacoma Smelter Plume cleanup, public art restoration project and Presidents Day (Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 14, 2014) — Tacoma youth employment program awarded $4K grant (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 24, 2014) — Tacoma pilot program links students to paid summer jobs, graduation credits (Tacoma Daily Index, June 24, 2013)


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