Freedom For Youth – A Youth Employment Program

Unemployed Youth is a population segment that has surged all across North America in the past year. This explosive growth in this particularly vulnerable population segment is cause for great concern.

Freedom Waterless Carwash is currently working with an environmental consulting firm to help redress this problem. Freedom Waterless Carwash product is an eco-friendly product that uses no water to clean a vehicle. Vehicles can be autos, buses, motorcycles, boats and even airplanes. Futhermore, the jobs created by this program qualify as “Green Jobs” because in addition to the product championing water conservation, it also eliminates toxic runoff into the watershed, as Freedom Waterless car wash products are non-toxic and 99% biodegradable.

It doesn’t require much imagination at all to dream up the kinds of mischief that young people, ages 16-24 can get involved in when they have too much time on their hands and not enough money in their pockets or their family’s coffers to feel safe and secure…and reassured that there’s a bright future ahead for them.

In the U.S., as of July ‘09, 18.5% unemployment rate in ages 16-24 is the highest on record for the nation, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is a dramatic spike since 2007. And in Canada, a recent CBC News report states that youth have been hardest hit by unemployment, the worst in 11 years. “Employment figures for June show a loss of 33,000 jobs among those 15 to 24 years old, rocketing the unemployment rate among young people to 15.9%.”

The Employment Policies Institute, a U.S. based, non-partisan research organization dedicated to studying public policy issues surrounding employment growth has conducted studies that determine, “In addition to suffering from lower wages after experiencing an unemployment spell, many are subject to increased likelihood of future unemployment. Not only do they have higher chances of being unemployed, but also those spells are shown to be longer for those who were previously unemployed…Policies causing youth unemployment (even unintentionally) lead to tougher roads for those youths that are most vulnerable. Those experiencing unemployment at an early age have years of lower earnings and an increased likelihood of unemployment ahead of them,” said EPI’s Richard S. Toikka, Chief Economist.

The advantage of using Freedom Waterless Carwash to create jobs for use is that the system can be rolled out along existing infrastructure and requires little to no consumer behavior modification. Example, the Car Wash Fundraiser often held at the local church, school or community center is common enough. Using Freedom Waterless Carwash allows for even greater implementation by youth because 1) it does not require a water hookup 2) it does not require a power hookup or electric generator 3) it is eco-friendly, 99% biodegradable, safe for kids of all ages.

Dr. Thomas A. Mroz of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Dr. Timothy Savage state that, “Policies causing youth unemployment can harm young adults for several years into the future. Far from being a fleeting annoyance, early unemployment has measurable, persistent effects that can be linked to the stagnation of human capital.”

Do you work with a church, community center, nonprofit, school, business, city or youth program? Freedom Waterless Carwash would like to talk to you about your next fundraiser and also tell you more about this youth employment project. Choose the eco-friendly option. Be kind to our kids while also being kind to the environment.