RACINE — Applications are now being accepted for the City of Racine’s 2026 Summer Youth Employment program.
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Jose Olivo, front, is a marketing intern at the Racine Public Works Department as part of the Youth Employment Program. Olivo said participating in Clean Sweep has been good for him as he works on a recycling marketing campaign for the Department of Public Works.
- HOLLY GILVARY
Racine Youth Employment Program members Violet DeSonia, front, and Vanessa Rivas cleaned up the sidewalk on 16th Street on Friday. DeSonia said she's enjoyed connecting with other YEP members and with local residents during the Clean Sweep.
- HOLLY GILVARY
Photos of Racine's "Clean Sweep" initiative July 17-18
More than 70 City of Racine staff members, including Racine Youth Employment Program members, participated in Mayor Cory Mason's "Clean Sweep," a neighborhood cleanup initiative piloted on Holmes and Boyd avenues July 17-18.
City staff members loaded up a crane with a neighbor's large trash items Friday during a "Clean Sweep" pilot event.
- HOLLY GILVARY
Racine Youth Employment Program members Diego Bustillos, front, and Jose Olivo helped clean up trash from the sidewalk on 16th Street near Holmes Avenue on Friday.
- HOLLY GILVARY
Jose Olivo, front, is a marketing intern at the Racine Public Works Department as part of the Youth Employment Program. Olivo said participating in Clean Sweep has been good for him as he works on a recycling marketing campaign for the Department of Public Works.
- HOLLY GILVARY
Racine Youth Employment Program members Violet DeSonia, front, and Vanessa Rivas cleaned up the sidewalk on 16th Street on Friday. DeSonia said she's enjoyed connecting with other YEP members and with local residents during the Clean Sweep.
- HOLLY GILVARY
While picking up trash with fellow YEP member Vanessa Rivas, right, Adan Merino-Cabrera said YEP members and other city staff "care about the people that we're helping."
- HOLLY GILVARY
After a short snack break, a group of YEP members headed north on 16th Street from Holmes Avenue to clean up the sidewalk as part of Friday's "Clean Sweep."
- HOLLY GILVARY
The city blocked off Holmes Avenue between 16th and 17th streets from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday for Mayor Cory Mason's "Clean Sweep," a neighborhood cleanup initiative.
- HOLLY GILVARY
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