3.12 22-0098 Subject: Oakland's Youth Summer Jobs Program From: Councilmember Fife, Pro Tem Thao, And Vice Mayor Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Scale Up And Make More Visible The City Of Oakland's Youth Summer Jobs Program By: (1) Seeking State Funding, Leveraging Private Sources, And Prioritizing Additional Allocations During The Mid-Cycle Budget Amendment Process To Support The Participation Of At Least Two Thousand (2000) Young People, And Expand Age Eligibility, To Create More Opportunity And Economic Security For Oakland's Youth And Families; (2) Better Integrating Of The Administration, Funding, Contracting, And Coordination Of The Program That Currently Involves The Economic Workforce Development Department, The Human Services Department, Oakland Fund For Children And Youth (OFCY), Oakland Workforce Development Board (OWDB), And Creating A Specific And Easily Accessible Website That Would Allow More Employers And Donors To Participate; And (3) Creating A Robust Outreach Plan To Help Popularize The Program And Reach The Most Under-Resourced And Underserved Communities To Invest In A Better Future For Our Young People And In Turn, Our City, Including Partnering With Community-Based Organizations Doing Job Training And Job Matching; And (4) Expanding Opportunities Including With A Summer Surge To Clean And Improve Our City, Including Funding Blight Removal And Beautification Programs, Including Expanding Positions Through City Of Oakland Departments And Community Organizations; On The March 15, 2022 City Council Agenda On Consent