City of Fontana, CA

06/11/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/11/2025 12:52

Mayor's Education Coalition Wraps an Impactful Academic Year with Over 1,000 Students Reached

The Fontana Mayor's Education Coalition, an international partnership between the City of Fontana, its academic institutions, and local business leaders, proudly concludes a milestone academic year, having inspired more than 1,000 high school students through a broad spectrum of real-world career exposure and skill-building programs.

As the fastest-growing city in Southern California's Inland Empire, Fontana is deeply invested in preparing its youth for the opportunities within its own community. This year, the Coalition shifted its approach by emphasizing transferable skills that are essential across industries-such as entrepreneurship, critical thinking, design, healthcare, culinary arts, editing, marketing, and welding.

From manufacturing to medicine, students gained firsthand exposure to the modern workplace through interactive field trips and site visits with some of the city's leading employers and institutions. Visits to Kaiser Permanente, the Garner Holt Animaker Space, Fontana Water Company and CSUSB's Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship - among others provided students with the opportunity to explore careers in animation, public utilities, and business development.

Events included:

  • Manufacturing Day at Chaffey College InTech Center (October 2024) - Kicking off the academic year, students explored careers in advanced manufacturing and technology.
  • Pathfinder Day (October 30, 2024; February 27 and March 12, 2025) - In collaboration with Tomorrow's Talent, the City of Fontana, and the Fontana Chamber of Commerce, these immersive "day-in-the-life" experiences gave students access to local businesses, providing real-world insight and career guidance.
  • Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center "Healer's Day" Tour (April 2025) - Nearly 70 students explored hospital operations, from surgery and emergency care to pharmacy and logistics.
  • Financial Literacy 101 Workshop at the Jack Bulik Center - Providing critical life skills in money management and planning.
  • 9th Annual Teen Leadership Summit (March 2025) - In partnership with the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council, this event welcomed over 300 students for a day of keynote addresses, leadership development, and resource networking.

In addition to direct student engagement, the Coalition supported the launch of new career centers across high schools in the Fontana Unified School District-ensuring long-term access to career planning and workforce preparation tools.

"Fontana is not only building a stronger workforce-we're building brighter futures," said Mayor Acquanetta Warren. "The Education Coalition brings together the entire community-schools, businesses, and local government-to make sure our youth see what's possible right here in their hometown."

As the 2024-2025 school year closes, the Fontana Mayor's Education Coalition reaffirms its commitment to aligning education with economic opportunity, equipping students with the experiences, skills, and inspiration they need to lead and succeed.

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