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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2025
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Applications Open for Leon County's 2025
 Summer Youth Training Program
Youth between the ages of 14 and 24 can apply now for summer employment
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Leon County Government |
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2025 Summer Youth Training Program |
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Monday, June 23 through Friday, July 25 |
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Apply now at LeonCountyFL.gov/SummerYouth |
Leon County Government is now accepting applications for the Summer Youth Training Program. In partnership with CareerSource Capital Region, the Summer Youth Training is a five-week program where youth gain job experience by working with a Leon County department over the summer.
Interested youth should apply now at LeonCountyFL.gov/SummerYouth. The application deadline is Friday, May 9, at 5 p.m.
Youth can gain job experience over the summer across various County departments, including Community and Media Relations, Volunteer Services, Library Services, and more. All positions are 20 hours per week and pay $13 per hour. Summer employment and training will run from Monday, June 23, through Friday, July 25, 2025. Â
Leon County and CareerSource Capital Region's partnership gives youth more professional development opportunities through the Learn, Earn, and Advance Program (LEAP), a training program for young adults. CareerSource Capital Region will help youth learn essential skills such as goal-setting, budgeting, time management, customer service, and so much more.
For more information, contact Kay Pelt-Walker, VolunteerLEON, at (850) 606-1970 / PeltWalkerK@LeonCountyFL.gov, or Mathieu Cavell, Leon County Community and Media Relations, at (850) 606-5300 / CMR@LeonCountyFL.gov.
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