Residents, merchants and businessmen are being urged to use young people for part-time cleaning power this summer by directors of Operation Boy Help. Women for City Living, the west end division of the Women’s Crime Crusade is sponsoring Operation Boy Help in cooperation with juvenile authorities.
Operation Boy Help provides young boys in the 13-16 age group, who have been screened and certified by the juvenile court, with opportunities to earn money by their own efforts.
The young people, supervised by juvenile officiers, have done very satisfactory yard work, alley and basement cleaning for a number of west end residents. On one block residents were pleased enough to pool their resources and hire boys to clean the alley all at once.
Two full-time juvenile court employees will work with the Operation Boy Help youngsters this summer. Home owners and business men who could use temporary cleaning help are urged to call 367-4850 and ask for Operation Boy Help.
Because of their age the boys work 2 or 3 hours a day and are paid $1.00 an hour. For many of them this is their first earning experience and program directors urge anyone who needs part-time help to call and get it from Operation Boy Help.
Originally published in The Paper, June 1970.
