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Summer youth jobs get $226,000 boost; county sees new influx of older jobseekers
Summary
Employment and training director Rita Sovic Lynch told the committee Allegany County’s summer youth employment program will orient 50 participants and has $226,000 in funding for the year; she also reported a recent increase in seniors seeking part‑time or full‑time work and noted WIOA and Workforce Development Board on‑the‑job training reimbursements up to 50% of wages (examples cited).
Rita Sovic Lynch, the county’s employment and training director, told the Planning and Economic Development Committee that the summer youth employment program is starting and that orientation for about 50 participants is scheduled next week.
“We have our summer youth employment program underway. We're going to have orientation next week for 50 people,” Sovic Lynch said. She said the program will include CPR certification, health‑education content and financial literacy and that funding for the program this year is $226,000 — about $5,000 more than last year.
Sovic Lynch also described on‑the‑job training funded through the Workforce Development Board that can reimburse employers for up to 50% of wages and noted WIOA youth eligibility ages (16–24). She reported workforce staff are seeing an unusual recent uptick in older jobseekers: “We've probably had 30 people come in in the last month looking for part‑time or full‑time employment,” she said, and staff plan follow‑up and tracking to understand that trend.
Next steps: Sovic Lynch said she will return with a resolution to accept and appropriate the $226,000 program funds and will continue to monitor outcomes and employer placements.
