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13 <br /> Our vision is to empower today's youth to create positive changes within their communities and in <br /> their lives. We are dedicated to building youth leadership through organizing, investments and <br /> -. entrepreneurship. Youth Creating Change goals are to develop emerging leaders of tomorrow, <br /> while providing educational and economic self-sufficiency opportunities for the youth. We <br /> recognize that we are the future; therefore we will promote and support positive changes from the <br /> youth. <br /> We are proud to share our recent accomplishments: <br /> o We received a $1,500 grant from the Funds for Southern Communities that allowed us to <br /> provide an entrepreneurship-training program in the summer of 2000 with the NC Minority <br /> Economic Development Institute. The training has prepared us to open up the first youth <br /> owned business in Orange County, North Carolina. Our goals for the center are: develop <br /> a mechanism for reinvestment back into the community through a scholarship program for <br /> disadvantaged youth to continue their education, provide a place where the youth can be <br /> connected to positive things in their communities, create job opportunities for teenagers, <br /> provide a learning experience in community and economic development for the youth and <br /> provide a safe place for the youth to have fun. <br /> 0 The training gave us the opportunity to develop a business plan for our arcade and <br /> entertainment center that will cater to the youth. <br /> 0 We have raised $12,000 towards the start up cost, this income includes funding from our <br /> local government, private donors and our members grassroots fundraising efforts. <br /> We received a community service grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation,which we prepared <br /> 45 holiday baskets for the elderly in six different neighborhoods. <br />