Nevada County chair calls for “Year of the Youth,” aims to expand internships and youth services

Heidi Hall, chair of the Nevada County Board of Supervisors, said she wants 2025 declared the “Year of the Youth” to expand internship opportunities and youth services across the county.

Hall said the initiative would focus on “empowering the next generation and ensuring the work that's being done sets the foundation for decades to come.” She told KNCS that the county plans to build on existing programs, particularly internships that give young people workplace experience.

“See how the county works and get some experience with us. That's one of our workforce bucket items,” Hall said. “You know, we are doing a lot right now with youth.”

Hall said the county intends to broaden its youth service core program in partnership with community organizations. She told KNCS that, since the program’s start, participants have received job-skills training and that some internship participants have moved into paid work; she said 10 program participants have secured permanent paid positions. Other numeric totals mentioned in the meeting record were unclear and are not specified here.

The proposal as described in the meeting is discussion-level direction; no formal board action, ordinance or funding decision was recorded in the transcript. Hall framed the effort as continuing and expanding existing workforce-development activities rather than launching a new, separately funded program in the meeting record.

County officials did not provide budget totals, specific partner names beyond “community organizations,” or a firm timeline in the transcript. KNCS reporter Chris Gilbert introduced the remarks in his report of the County chair’s plans.