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2 Community representatives who have graduated from a ten week leadership development program called, "Community Voices,"have become involved in other community projects such as the Human Relations Council, Habitat for Humanity and the Family Resource Center in northern Orange. Secondly, the"Teens In Power" project has organized a summer youth camp at UNC, recreational and career development activities for youth in Efland. In Cedar Grove, successes included the implementation of the Family Resource Center and the reorganization of the Recreation Park Committee. Objectives for project year four will include: a. To improve the health status of minority communities by addressing community identified health issues of chronic disease and basic child health services. b. Enhance the capacity and potential of residents in community-based organizations by nurturing their leadership capacities in order to address their own issues and concerns. c. To institutionalize the CBPH concept and philosophy by strengthening the collaborative efforts of communities, universities, health agencies and other governmental organizations. d. Increase participation in and pursuit of health related careers by young people of color through introducing, encouraging and recruiting them to health related fields. The enclosed contract,in the amount of$44,820 will be supplemented with carryover from year three in the amount of$20,689 for a total of$65,509. This amount assures funding of the program through September 30, 1996, with no matching county funds required. Attached to the contract is a program plan which outlines, further, the goals and objectives of the project for year four. Recommendation: The Manager recommends that the contracts be approved and the Chair authorized to sign. He also recommends that an evaluation of the project be done using the objectives and strategies in Exhibit A to the contract as outcome measures.