Kola Akingbade For
Mayor 2024
Students in Las Vegas can receive work permits at the age of 16. These students are generally juniors in high school. I will work with our resorts and hotels to provide internships for the children of employees in the students of employees in areas of their interest during their junior year and continuing throughout their senior year.
Hotels are microcosms of industries and can give students the opportunity to work in hotel/motel management, technology, financial management, and a plethora of trades, just to name a few.
When such a program is offered to children of employees who have been with these resorts and hotels for five or more years, and the children meet satisfactory criteria, think of the job stability and the number of students this program could save from the streets. Not one job needs to be in the Casino. There are so many positions that have nothing to do with gaming! Instead of “taking to the streets” these young people would now see that they could have good-paying jobs once they graduate, in an industry they know and have received.
The Internship Program has yet another component: the awarding of partial scholarships to these same students. Many of the parents of the interns can see no way of sending these children to college. But now, they can see a way! These families are YOUR families. You have been feeding them, paying rents and mortgages for them. You have invested large dollars in these families. Can you see a tax break coming with such a program? Of course you can. We can make this happen. Just think of the benefits to you as the employer, to your employees, and the future, placed in the hands of loyal employees in perpetuity!