Mayor’s Summer Youth
Employment Program & OFCY
Summer Grant Awards
Fiscal Years 2026 - 2028
Sofia Navarro
Deputy City Administrator
Robin Love, Manager
Human Services Department
Robyn Levinson, Program Planner
Children and Youth Services Division
Mayor’s Summer Youth
Employment Program (MSYEP)
The MSYEP builds on summer youth employment programming funded for over four decades, providing critical work -based learning experiences to historically underserved populations.
The MSYEP provides youth ages 14 -21 with job readiness training, 100 hours of paid work experience, and financial literacy support from June to September.
In the current 2022 –2025 cycle, Summer
Youth Employment funded programs
served 988 youth —79% more than
planned.
Participants earned approximately $1,600
for 100 hours of paid work experience.
These awards propose to serve 505 youth
annually in Summer 2026 & Summer 2027
Proposed MSYEP Awards
Agency Name Program Name Average Score Proposed Award
1. Trybe Inc. Trybe Summer Youth Employment 93 $ 147,549.60
2. The Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. YEP Summer Career Tryout/Summer Rising 92 $ 312,500.00
3. Lao Family Community Development Inc. Oakland Youth on the Move Summer Program 91 $ 312,500.00
4. Alameda County Office of Education Career
Pathways Support Team
Green Carers Guidance Initiative - Graduate
Employment in the Trades 88 $ 209,939.00
5. Rising Sun Center for Opportunity Climate Careers 85 $ 47,765.00
6. YouthBeat
Summer Youth Media Careers: Media
Apprentice Program, College Bridge, Media &
Money Conference
85 $ 84,000.00
7. Youth Uprising YU Career and Education Summer Jobs 83 $ 171,096.62
8. Destiny Arts Center Destiny Works at Camp Destiny 79 $ 108,000.00
9. Soccer Without Borders Summer Youth Leadership Program at Soccer Without Borders 71 $ 86,903.38
Total MSYEP Annual Allocation $ 1,480,253.60
Proposed MSYEP Funding
OFCY Youth Summer Jobs $ 1,030,253.60
OWDB, Measure HH, Restored General Fund, Private Grants $ 300,000.00 Oakland Children’s Initiative $ 150,000.00
Total Youth Summer Jobs / MSYEP Allocation $ 1,480,253.60 The MSYEP aims to achieve the following
outcomes:
• Increase number of youth gaining summer
employment and first-time work experience
• Expand youth awareness of career pathways
and employment opportunities
• Improve financial stability and access to
income for participating youth
• Increase equitable access to paid work
opportunities for youth in East
Oakland, Central Oakland, and West Oakland
While there is no dedicated summer
funding strategy in the 2025 – 2028
Strategic Investment Plan, OFCY aims to
deepen investment in summer
programming, recognizing that Summer
youth programming provides critical
developmental, educational, and
economic benefits for young people,
especially those in communities with
fewer opportunities.
Oakland Fund for Children and
Youth (OFCY) Summer Awards
Grant awards will fund programs across four OFCY funding strategies to serve 1,664 youth :
1. Career Access and Employment
2. Elementary School -Based Expanded Learning
3. Middle School -Based Expanded Learning
4. Youth Development and Leadership
Agency Name Program Name Average
Score
Proposed
Award
1. East Bay Consortium of
Educational Institutions Pre-Collegiate Academy 97 $ 200,000.00
2. Family Support Services Kinship Youth Summer Program (Elementary) 96 $ 71,965.00
3. Prescott Circus Theatre Prescott Circus Theatre Summer Circus and Academic Program 95 $ 63,500.00
4. Lincoln Oakland Freedom School 94 $ 200,000.00
5. Aim High for High School Aim High Oakland 92 $ 200,000.00
6. The Junior Center of Art and
Science
Junior Center of Art and Science (JCAS)
Innovation Mentors Program 92 $ 41,960.00
7. The Crucible Crucible Youth Summer Camp Scholarships 91 $ 145,000.00
8. Family Support Services Kinship Youth Summer Program (Youth Development and Leadership) 89 $ 71,390.00
9. Oakland Unified School District Exploring College Career Community Options 89 $ 250,000.00
10. Girls Incorporatedof Alameda
County Concordia Park Summer 86 $ 68,743.00
11. Acta Non Verba: Urban Youth
Farm Project Camp ANV 85 $ 200,000.00
12. Flourish Agenda Inc. Camp Akili 85 $ 200,000.00
Total OFCY Summer Program Service Term Annual Allocation $ 1,712,558.00 To determine awards, OFCY
considered additional factors
beyond score, including:
1. Geographic population served
2. # proposals submitted by agency
3. Total funding requested
4. History in Oakland
5. Applied expertise
6. Funding climate
The summer programs aim will use the following
outcome measurement categories to
demonstrate positive impact:
1. Client / Participant Satisfaction
2. Belonging and Community Support
3. Knowledge Acquisition and Skill Development
4. Connections and Access to Resources
5. Leadership and Development
6. Engagement in School & Academic Achievement
7. Violence Prevention
8. Employment and Financial Stability
Total MSYEP and OFCY Summer
Funding
MSYEP Proposed Awards $ 1,480,253.60
OFCY Summer Program Term Proposed Awards $ 1,712,558.00 Total Summer Funding Proposed Allocation $ 3,192,811.60 Proposed Number of Youth Served through
MSYEP & OFCY Summer Programs
Strategy Proposed Number of
Youth Served
Career Access and Employment 535
Elementary School Expanded Learning 385
Mayor's Summer Youth Employment 505
Middle School Expanded Learning 420
Youth Development and Leadership 324
TOTAL 2,169
10 17
20 22
35 39
62 116
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768
875
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American Indian or Alaskan Native
South Asian, Indian, or Desi
Afro-Caribbean or Afro-Latin(o/a)
Other
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
Arab and other Middle Eastern
White, European, or Caucasian
Two or More
Asian, Asian American, Filipino
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latin(a/o), or Latinx
Proposed Number of Youth Served by Ethnicity
Figure 1 - City Council Districts & Zip Codes in Oakland 69 28 32
36 52
55 58
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94611
94612
94609
94602
94608
94607
94603
94610
94606
94618
94601
94619
94605
94621
Primary zip codes served
District Estimated Number of Youth
Served
Percentage of Youth
Served
2 210 10%
3 302 14%
4 94 4%
5 158 7%
6 120 6%
7 1145 54%
Citywide 100 5%
Proposed Number of Youth Served by Council District
THANK YOU!
To learn more about OFCY, review the recent evaluation report and Strategic Investment Plan, and learn more about grantees, please visit our website. https://www.ofcy.org