This summer, up to 200 Detroit high school students will have the chance to turn their creativity into a paycheck through the Summer Arts Employment Training program, also known as SAET. Young people ages 14 to 17 will receive hands-on arts training while gaining real-world job experience.

The program is led by Heritage Works in partnership with Detroit Excellence in Youth Arts (DEYA), along with Grow Detroit’s Young Talent and over 10 arts groups across the city.

Nafeesah Symonette is the co-founder and executive director of DEYA.  Alvin “AJ” Lockett is the founder of Que Blackout Youth Theater. Both joined The Metro's Tia Graham to talk more about summer jobs and having a space for teens to learn and grow.