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Some Florida businesses are getting free summer help. 43 million federal stimulus dollars are being spent in Florida to create summer jobs for students. As Whitney Ray tells us, many traditional summer jobs are being filled by unemployed adults making it harder for high school and college students to find work.

Twenty year old Brittany Chandler began her summer searching the want ads. Brittany soon found out she was competing against the odds.

“There is like 400 people applying for one job. You are just going to be one in a million looking for that one job,” said Brittany.

After weeks of a fruitless job hunt Brittany discovered a program helping students find work. Florida received 43 million stimulus dollars to create summer jobs for 20,000 teens and young adults.

“This program gives Florida’s young workers excellent skills and experience in the work place great contacts and an excellent way to earn some money in the summer,” said Robby Cunningham, spokesman for the state Agency for Workforce Innovation.

Only one out of every three teens has a summer job; the lowest teen employment rate since 1948. Studies show when teens aren’t working or busy during the summer they’re more likely to get into trouble.

Brittany doesn’t have time to cause trouble. She’s doing clerical work for a radio station and has impressed her boss so much that “Once I do have an opening or a budget, I would like to interview Brittany for a permanent position with us,” said Dot Ealy, the stations general sales manager.

But for now Brittany’s being paid with stimulus dollars and filling a position the radio station can no long afford. For more information about the summer job program visit http://flarecovery.com/news/articles/teen-and-young-adult-summer-jobs-placement-services-and-job-training-available