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2 • Member of a national youth organization network that advocates for a national scholarship fund for low-income youth, a national housing trust fund, and strict laws governing predatory lending that targets low-income communities. • Assisting a local radio station conduct a holiday toy drive for needy children. • Assisting the neighborhood association with a petition to the local government for a zoning ordinance that will help keep single-family housing affordable for families. • Operating a lawn care service business that employs youth members and generates income towards the start-up cost for the arcade and entertainment business. The Director of the YCC, Maxecine Mitchell, has requested funding from the County in the amount of$1,680 to provide scholarships for three youth and one adult leader to attend a leadership conference in San Antonio, Texas. The YouthAction's 2"d Annual National Gathering for Youth Organizing Conference will be held from April 4 -7, 2002. The funding will cover the registration fee, lodging and airfare. YouthAction is a national organization that provides resources for building a social change movement in which young people play an important role in creating and fighting for solutions to the problems affecting them and their communities. YouthAction works together with community-based organizations in socially and economically oppressed communities, specifically with communities of color and low income, to develop their capacity to actively involve young people in efforts for social, environmental and economic justice. Maxecine Mitchell will be present to provide additional information and answer questions. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds are available in the non-departmental account reserved for youth services initiatives. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the request for funding.