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Message from the Chair

 

 

Obama Signs Unemployment Insurance Extension Bill into Law

 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

On April 10, 2009, the Ventura County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) received official notification of local area allocations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Workforce Investment Act (WIA). 

ARRA Stimulus Funds at work in Ventura County

The WIB administers these ARRA - WIA  stimulus funding totaling $7,665,534.  While these funds cannot address all of the challenges facingVentura County, the WIB Board will ensure that these monies will be used to expand educational and training opportunities that will build a skilled workforce, match skilled workers to job openings, provide business services and transition support to local employers and for the operation of the 2009 Youth@Work summer program. 

 2009 Youth@Work Summer Program

The WIB's summer youth jobs program is operated through two primary youth program contractors who sub-contract with education and community-based organizations.   Positions are available for over 600 youth, ages 14 to 24, all of whom face at least one barrier to employment.   Barriers to employment include being a foster youth, a teen parent, in the juvenile justice system, and/or having a disability. 

These Youth participate in an 8-hour training course that covers work readiness, teamwork, and leadership skills.  Jobs range from 60 to 192 hours, at $8 per hour.  Approximately half of the jobs are in the private sector; the other half are in the public sector.  Summer jobs available for youth include retail, customer service, hospitality, industrial manufacturing, technology, food services, and human services.

YOUTH@WORK

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