On Thursday, August 24, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz celebrated the completion of a job well done when he welcomed Summer HEAT (Help Employ Ambitious Teens) participants and employers to Borough Hall to congratulate them.

With summer winding to a close, Borough President Markowitz and the scores of employers and students gathered to put the finishing touches on the fifth successful year of the Summer HEAT program, an initiative that encourages Brooklyn businesses to employ more of the city’s promising teenagers.

When Brooklyn businesses invest in the borough’s teenagers, everyone wins – employers get eager and ambitious young people to pitch in during the summer months, and Brooklyn’s future professionals gain valuable experience to propel them toward greater success as working adults.

Participating employers include: Actors' Fund of America, AM&G Waterproofing, LLC, Aramark Corporation, ARC, Barton, Greene, & Vance, Inc, Bay Ridge Federal Credit Union, Bedford Stuyvesant YMCA, Better Brooklyn Community, Brooklyn Bureau of  Community Service, Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, Brooklyn Heights Real Estate Inc., Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn Public Library, Burger King, Central Brooklyn Medical Group, C.J.U.F. II Hanson/Corcoran, Collection Pro Inc., Concord Family Services, Inc., Courier Life Publications, Dogmatic Products, Family Care Certified Services, Fidelis Care NY, Fillmore Real Estate, Flatbush YMCA , Junior League of Brooklyn, Kings County Hospital Center, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Maimonides Medical Center, New York Congregational Nursing Center, Shore Road Financial Group, an office of MetLife, St. Rosalia Regina-Pacis Neighborhood Improvement Association (NIA), SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Tanner Bolt & Nut Corp