{"id":37625,"date":"2026-03-16T08:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-castle-county-opens-applications-for-free-youth-police-paramedic-program\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T08:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:06:10","slug":"new-castle-county-opens-applications-for-free-youth-police-paramedic-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-castle-county-opens-applications-for-free-youth-police-paramedic-program\/","title":{"rendered":"New Castle County Opens Applications for Free Youth Police & Paramedic Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Young people interested in careers in public safety now have the opportunity to apply for New Castle County’s summer youth initiative focusing on police work and emergency medical services.<\/p>

The no-cost program will take place from July 6 through July 17, 2026, running Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day.<\/p>

New Castle County Police and Paramedic departments are welcoming applications for this career-exploration opportunity that provides participants with an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience in both law enforcement operations and emergency medical response.<\/p>

The program aims to give young participants direct exposure to the daily responsibilities and challenges faced by police officers and paramedics serving the community.<\/p>

Interested applicants can find more information about the application process and program requirements through New Castle County’s official channels.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Castle County Police and Paramedics are accepting applications for their free summer youth program. The two-week program runs July 6-17, 2026, giving young people hands-on experience in law enforcement and emergency medical services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":37624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773662769510.jpg?fit=1932%2C2500&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-9MR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47917,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-castle-county-opens-applications-for-free-youth-police-paramedic-program-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":37625,"position":0},"title":"New Castle County Opens Applications for Free Youth Police & Paramedic Program","author":"Admin","date":"April 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"New Castle County Police and Paramedics are accepting applications for their summer youth program running July 6-17, 2026. 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