Summer Youth Work Experience Program

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has allocated funds to assist economically disadvantaged youth between the ages of 16 and 24 to obtain work readiness skills through the Youth Summer Work Experience Program.

Youth must be considered low income as a member of a family which receives cash public assistance; or is a member of a family which has a six-month income below the poverty level or 70% of the lower living standard; is a member of a household eligible to receive food stamps; or is a foster child.  If a youth has an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or is disabled, the family income is disregarded and only the youth’s income will be counted towards the eligibility.

Program operations are being handled by Catholic Charities Community Services of Lake County on behalf of the Lake County Commissioners and the Lake County Workforce Investment Board.

Snider Blake Personnel is the payroll vendor for this activity and the employer of record.

Catholic Charities, the Program Operator for this activity is housed at 84 N. State Street in Painesville. Information will NOT be available at the Catholic Charities office in Painesville or at the Lake County Department of Job & Family Services. 

In school youth, ages 16 & 17 will be paid at the rate of $7.30 per hour and the summer work experience will run from June 15, 2009 through August 30, 2009

Out-of-School youth, ages 18-24 will be paid at the rate of $9.00 per hour. The work experience program for these youth will begin on June 15, 2009 and will end on September 11, 2009.