Program , according to WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach . So far 200 people have landed jobs through the program , an initiative of the Workforce Alliance of Palm Beach County , WPBF reported . The organization is using $ 3 million of stimulus money to fund the positions the young adults find , the station said . iReport.com : Share your job hunt story The group also prepares the job seekers for interviews and provides seminars in how to deal with work-life situations . `` I got fired like five times . It was bad , '' John Hill told WPBF . He chose a seminar on working better with a supervisor . `` Because I usually do n't , '' he told the station . Read the full report on WPBF The state of Arkansas is using federal money to fund jobs for at-risk students in Springdale , according to KHBS-TV in Fort Smith , Arkansas . The town 's youth center hired five teens to work in clerical and maintenance positions , KHBS reported . David Cook told the station he has had trouble motivating himself to go to school . The summer job was helping him
Editor 's note : CNN affiliates report on where job seekers are finding work across the country and how those looking for employment are coping with the situation . Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon , shown in April , once worked in a city jobs program as a youth . -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Some of the stimulus money from the U.S. government is going to programs that help young adults find jobs . In Baltimore , Maryland , the city wants to put more than 7,000 to work , mostly in local government jobs . It will use more than $ 6 million from the federal government and sponsorship money , according to WBAL-TV in Baltimore . Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon recalled her days as a young worker . `` I worked at a camp , and then in high school , I was able to continue to work in the program , '' she said . Read the full report on WBAL In Palm Beach Gardens , Florida , Kahtoya Wesley , 20 , has had difficulty finding a job , but she has a better chance of finding work now because she has joined the Summer Youth Employment