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On April 27, Mayor Ballard announced a summer jobs and educational program for Marion County residents ages 16 to 24. YouthWorks Indy will provide paid positions, education, and job skills training to 575 young adults from June 8th through July 31st. The Indianapolis Private Industry Council (IPIC) will manage the program using federal stimulus funds designated for employment and training.

YouthWorks Indy participant data as of 6/17/09:
 
Total youth - 628
Employers - 52
Half-time positions - 706 (offered)
 
In-school youth
Fall Creek Academy - 45
Fountain Square Academy - 40
Indianapolis Metropolitan High School - 90
IPS George Washington High School - 90
IPS Arsenal Technical High School - 100
 
Medical youth
Metropolitan Indianapolis Central Indiana - Area Health Education Center - 60
 
Out-of-school youth (Ivy Tech Community College)
GED Lawrence - 57
GED Downtown - 49
Apartment Maintenance - 15
Call Center Technician - 20
Computer Fundamentals - 18
Patient Access - 30
HVAC - 14

How Much Stimulus Money Was Received?

IPIC has received $3.657M in ARRA funding for youth. $365,000 for Administrative costs and the remaining $3.292M is for program costs.

How is the Money Being Spent?

America's Reinvestment and Recovery Act stimulus funding provided to Marion County is being spent on three summer youth projects. The first and largest of the summer youth projects will be operated through selected Marion County high schools and will have three components - education, work experience and work readiness. The second project will target out-of-school youth and will provide them with GED preparation or occupational training in conjunction with work experience and work readiness. The third project is designed to target the healthcare field and will provide education with basic certifications like the Red Cross CPR certification, work experience with a healthcare employer and work readiness.

How Many Jobs Will Be Created?

At least 575 summer jobs

How Were the Funds Obtained?

America's Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) provides funding to the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) types of services for youth. The legislation strongly promoted the use of the funding to operate a Summer Youth Program. USDOL established regulations for the operation of the ARRA funds and also formula allotted the ARRA Youth funds to the states based on the WIA formula allotment. Once Indiana received their allotment, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development formula allocated Indiana's funds to the two Workforce Investment Boards - Indianapolis Private Industry Council, Inc., the workforce board serving Marion County and the balance of state workforce board. The state's allocation was based on WIA formula allocation for youth. This formula is based on historical poverty and unemployment data.


Questions? 

Garth Ingram
Vice President, Strategic Development
Indianapolis Private Industry Council
151 North Delaware Street
Suite 1600
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
317-639-4441
gingram@ipic.org