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i~ 5. Community Services: $60,000 Funds will be provided for four community service programs that meet the Community Development regulations. Chapel Hill Police Department Youth Summer Work Program: $ 25,000 The Youth Employment Program provides job skills training, employment experience, and economic opportunities to youth aged 14-18 living in the Pine Knolls, Northside and public housing communities whose families earn less than 80% of area median income. During the summer, approximately thirty-five youth would work up to twenty hours per week for seven weeks in various Town Departments and local non-profit organizations. The youth would also participate in training on financial education and job interviewing skills. Work-site supervisors and the youth employees will fill out evaluations at the end of the program to help determine the success of the program. Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project (CHTOP) After School Enrichment Program: $10,000 The After School Enrichment Program operates at the Family Resource Center in the South Estes public housing community, serving approximately fourteen elementary school-aged children. Chapel Hill Carrboro YMCA After School Outreach Program: $10,000 The After School Outreach Program operates at the Chapel Hill/Carrboro YMCA, serving children living in the Pine Knolls neighborhood and the South Estes Drive and Airport Gardens public housing communities. Funds would be used to provide scholarships to eligible children. Housing for New Hope: The Homeless Outreach and Housing Support Program homeless to improve their lives through obtaining and supportive services. Funding would be used to pay a Outreach worker. 6. Program Administration: $ 15,000 assist the homeless and chronically maintaining permanent housing and portion of the salary for a Homeless $114,900 We recommend that the Council allocate $114,000 for administration of the Housing and Neighborhood Services division of the Planning Department. Funds would be used for oversight of the Community Development program and related affordable housing programs, as well as coordination with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to achieve compliance with federal regulations. We propose to continue to use funds for a portion of the salaries of the Housing and Neighborhood Services Manager, the Housing and Neighborhood Services Planner, and 100% of the salary for the part-time Community Development Program Monitor. In addition to salaries, funds would be used for overhead costs such as advertising expenses, business meetings and training, supplies and professional services. [13]