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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 16, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7-b _ <br />SUBJECT: Youth Voices Summer Leadership Trainin~lnstitute <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Graduation Program (Under Separate <br />Cover) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Sharron Hinton, ext, 2300 <br />Fletcher Barber, ext. 2050 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To provide the Board of Commissioners with an update on the third annual Youth <br />Voices Summer Leadership Training Institute, <br />BACKGROUND: In .luly 2005, Orange County implemented its third annual Summer <br />Leadership Training Institute for area youth. This program, administered by Cooperative <br />Extension, is a collaborative effort between the County Manager's Office, Human Rights & <br />Relations, Cooperative Extension and Triangle United Way. For the past three years, <br />approximately 15 students have spent five weeks of their summer vacation in a program that <br />provides them with an opportunity to: <br />a) Build leadership; <br />b) Demonstrate community service; <br />c) Collaborate with community and government services; and <br />d) Develop a tangible end project for the Orange County community. <br />Two graduates from the program, Dawn Boudwin and Kevin Shuford, will be in attendance to <br />present their report and answer questions. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with receiving the update, <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the update for <br />informational purposes, <br />