With California in dire straights, the Govornator believes the children are the future, announcing on Monday that he is using stimulus money to fund the California Green Corps, a new California program that will train young adults between 16 and 24 years old to work in green-tech industry.

“The Green Corps will help underprivileged young people learn job skills while we create a well-trained workforce for clean technology and the green economy,” Governor Schwarzenegger said.

Schwarzenegger is allocating $10 million in stimulus funding as well as $10 million in public-private partnerships for California Green Corps, a program that plans to place at least 1,000 at-risk youth into green jobs over the next 20 months.

Under the program, all Green Corps participants will receive a stipend after completing job training focused on green jobs, continue their education, and contribute to their communities through community service.