A California Volunteers staff member said students who commit to a year of service while enrolled at universities such as UC Davis and California State University, Sacramento, will receive $10,000 toward their education.
"We are literally creating debt-free pathways right now for students here in Sacramento," the California Volunteers staff member said, describing the program as part of the California Service Corps.
The staff member said recruitment will continue and that anyone 16 years old and older can volunteer. "You can visit the californiavolunteers.ca.gov to find out the positions the California Service Corps has to offer," the staff member said.
Nut graf: The announcement frames the California Service Corps as a paid volunteer program intended to reduce education costs for participants who commit to a year of service while enrolled at participating campuses. Officials said the program is open to people 16 and older and that more positions and application details are listed on the California Volunteers website.
Program details provided in the remarks include a $10,000 education award for service corps members who are part of college corps programs and serve one year while attending the named campuses. The staff member cited UC Davis and California State University, Sacramento, as examples of participating schools.
The announcement did not specify the program's funding sources, whether the $10,000 is a grant, stipend, tuition payment, or the mechanism for disbursing the award, nor did it provide a start date, number of positions available, or whether the program requires students to complete a specific set of service hours. Those details were not specified in the remarks.
The governor was referenced in the remarks as supporting ongoing recruitment; no direct quote or additional policy details from the governor's office were provided in the transcript excerpt.
Ending: Officials directed listeners to the program website for position listings and application instructions; additional operational details, such as funding sources and award disbursement procedures, were not specified in the remarks.