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City highlights 1 Irvine workforce program after $1.8 million award; summer youth, apprentices to expand
Summary
City staff presented the 1 Irvine workforce summer program, reporting initial $1.7 million grant and a 2025 expansion after a $1.8 million award for programming through 2026; 2025 summer program employed 21 youth and the city operates a 10-person full-time apprenticeship program that is slated to grow.
Irvine — City staff on July 22 presented an update on the 1 Irvine workforce program, a California Volunteers Youth Service Corps initiative that places youth in summer roles and supports an adult apprenticeship program across city departments.
Jen Hale and Jennifer Warren, the staff leads identified during the council presentation, told the council the city received $1.7 million in grant funding in 2024 to develop the program. The 2025 summer employment component places 21 high school youth (ages 16 to 18) as Community Services Leader I positions at several community parks, nearly doubling the program’s size from 2024. The program also operates an adult apprenticeship initiative that currently provides 10…
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