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Community Development <br />Economic Development Division <br />Economic Development Staffing. <br />Measure X provides funding for one (1) full-time Economic Development Specialist I <br />position. This staff member has assisted with outreach to the business community, <br />worked extensively on the Division's Strategic Plan, and responds to phone calls on the <br />business hotline. <br />In addition to this staff assistance, the following provides information on programs that <br />have been successfully implemented in other workgroups of the Economic Development <br />Division: <br />WORK Center - Santa Ana Youth (SAY) Employment Program <br />WORK Center staff applied for and received Youth Service Corps Competitive Grant <br />funding in September 2024 of $2 Million through the Governor's Initiative - California <br />Volunteers. This grant funding is supplemented with $550,000 from Cannabis Revenue <br />and over $170,000 from Measure X funds. The Measure X funds are important to <br />enhance the SAY program that supports paid youth employment in areas such as <br />education, food insecurity, climate, and public service. Measure X has allowed Santa Ana <br />youth to obtain job -readiness training. Through SAY, 354 youth were able to participate <br />in the 200 hours, $20 per hour, part-time program. Most importantly 64 youth were able <br />to secure longer -term employment following their completion of the SAY Program. The <br />WORK Center's SAY Program offers flexible, paid work experience to youth that is <br />designed to accommodate school schedules. <br />Measure X Success 10 <br />