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/7 6. Community Services: $59,466 • Chapel Hill Police Department Youth Employment Program: $29,466 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: $15,000 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: $15,000 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. 7. Program Administration: $114,900 $114,900 will be allocated 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. Funds are used to fund for a portion of the salaries of the Housing and Neighborhood Services Coordinator and the Housing and Neighborhood Services Planner, and 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]