E19: Ventura County Youth Careers Program

Youth are the future workforce and make up a large portion of the service industry and entry-level employees. During this pandemic, youth are the most impacted population with about 17% receiving unemployment. Since the beginning of the pandemic in Ventura County, according to data from the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD), 60,530 youth ages 18-24 applied for Unemployment Insurance in Ventura County. The number of youth unemployment insurance claims represents nearly 17% of the whole county's total claims. For this reason and many more, it’s important to outreach to the youth in our community.

Joining the program to talk about Ventura County Youth Careers Program are Alex Renteria, Sr. Mission Services Manager, Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties and Patty Cervantes: Mission Services Supervisor, Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara .