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Students urge city to boost visibility of youth job programs
Summary
A youth team called Sporting Oranges told the Sacramento City Council that many teens want work but don’t know where to look, and proposed social‑media outreach, simplified web pages and two annual youth job fairs to improve access.
Chris Wimberley opened the Summer City Hall session and introduced student teams that presented projects on youth employment, mental health and neighborhood issues. The Sporting Oranges team told council members they found confusion and limited outreach are the biggest barriers to teen hiring in Sacramento.
“Los adolescentes quieren trabajar, pero simplemente no saben por dónde empezar,” one presenter said, summarizing the team’s finding that transportation, unclear application steps and lack of visible information prevent many young people from applying. The students said their survey and outreach found demand for short video formats and recommended a more prominent city web page and social‑media reels that collect and explain job opportunities.
Councilmembers responded with practical suggestions. Councilmember Mary Gata suggested partnering with the Sacramento Workforce agency and offering resume workshops; another councilmember asked the students to share their materials so the city can amplify them on official channels. No formal action was taken; staff and councilmembers offered to follow up on publication and translation of materials into other languages.
Why it matters: Students’ proposals aim to connect teens to existing programs funded in part by voter‑approved measures; councilmembers emphasized that better outreach could help make funded programs reachable to residents who now report they can’t find them.
