Downtown Atlanta kiosk offers safety solution for water boys

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – There’s a new twist to the development of promoting water on the streets of Atlanta. An area nonprofit known as “Serving to Empower Youth” is working with the town to assist encourage the subsequent technology of entrepreneurs.

“We thought that it might be an effective way to have a safer area for not less than a few of the younger me to have the ability to promote water or different issues that they have been considering versus at corners and at intersections and so we’re excited to be part of that and to have the ability to supply them a safer place to do what they’ve already executed,” Serving to Empower Youth Founder Kacey Venning stated.

For a few years, there have been security issues related to teenagers promoting water on road corners. Now, an area charity is giving them a brand new alternative.

“Actually, we needed them to see that they’re not restricted to simply promoting water on the nook, that there’s a complete world that’s open to them round retail area, commerce, advertising and who is aware of chances are you’ll discover a part of it that actually piques your skilled curiosity in years to come back,” Venning stated.

The nonprofit determined to open this kiosk in downtown Atlanta and permit roughly 25 water boys to promote water and different snacks right here. This system has even allowed the teenagers to create and promote their very own model of water known as “Hey Hydrate.”

“I believe it is a actually good alternative to not solely give them a safer place to do it but additionally with that long-term objective of entrepreneurship, enterprise, advertising and giving them one thing extra concrete as an alternative of simply hustling on the road,” Water buyer Shanita Sheppard stated.

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