Agenda - 06-28-1994-X-A - Laserfiche WebLink

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11 J 22 . Urge the UNC Schools of Education, Social Work, Public Health, and the Center on Early Adolescence to increase their work with community agencies to create programs for at- risk youth. 11 23 . Urge local public and private agencies to locate and make available additional space to allow the expansion of the local Head Start Program. 24 . Encourage the School Board and the Dispute Settlement Center to work with each school to expand non-violent dispute resolution education in the schools and in the neighborhood associations . 25 . Urge the School Board to establish a task force or group such as Community watch, including youth, faculty and high school to work on reducing violence, crime and substance abuse . 26 . Ask community agencies such as -the Parks and Recreation Departments, YMCA, The ArtsCenter , and the School System to provide more age appropriate activities for youth, particularly for after-school and summer. Request that private recreational and sports organizations give scholarships for low income youth. 27 . As community agencies, such as the Department of Social Services, the Orange-Person-Chatham Mental Health Authority, health agencies, the Management of Federally assisted housing, Citizens Organized for Progress in Education, the Orange County Women' s Center , The Center for Early Adolescence, religious organizations, and parents to provide parenting education and support groups for parents , and for parents together with children. 28 . Ask appropriate agencies to offer education to volunteers and professionals who work with youth to enable them to recognize drug and alcohol problems and to make effective referrals to counseling, when indicated. �1 29 . ?:sk the Orange County volunteer Center to develop and ycoordinate a broad range of volunteer opportunities for community youth.