Eight Ventura County youth had a unique experience this
past summer through a special collaboration between the County
and the Oxnard Union High School District. The two agencies
collaborated to establish a pilot program of “Summer at the
County.” The students participated in a 120-hour paid program
that included an internship in a county department, as well as
leadership training, tours of county facilities, and learning
from public officials and guest speakers.
The Institute for Local Government (ILG), A CSAC sponsored
organization, recently released a new online toolkit to support
and enhance youth-civic engagement and work-based learning
efforts. The toolkit provides resources and materials for
counties and schools to collaborate to implement dynamic
programming that offers youth opportunities to become civically
engaged and interested in public sector careers through job
shadows or internships.
