Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network
San José is launching an ingenious initiative that will simultaneously beautify their city and provide jobs for homeless people in one fell swoop.
The California city is hiring 25 local homeless people to pick up litter around the city for $15 an hour.
By hiring homeless people to clean up the streets, the city hopes to provide them with a paycheck and eventually transition them into full-time work.
The workers will primarily involve cleaning up 40 different areas around town that have been identified as litter hotspots and dumping grounds. Legislators hope that – if the homeless employees find a sense of purpose with the work – they will also be able to dissuade…
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