Agenda - 05-04-2004-5g - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

24~ • $2,600 for educational programs for youths living in the Northside, Pine Knolls, or public housing communities including an academic awards program, a mentoring and leadership program for young men, a support program for parents of young children to help them to begin teaching their children to read, and trips to college campuses. Programs would be coordinated with the Town's Police, Housing and Parks and Recreation Departments, and would provide structured activities and emphasize components that will improve academic skills, prevent drug abuse and drug- related crime, leadership development, and career planning. • $5,500 for the Career Explorers Program. This program is designed for high school aged youth who reside in Northside, Pine Knolls, or public housing neighborhoods. Six youths will be placed in work sites in the business community.. Youths would work thirty-six hours per week and spend an additional four hours sharing work experiences, learning financial skills, and participating in career exploration experiences. Funds would be used to supplement funds paid by the local businesses. Anticipated Beneficiaries: 45 youths of households earning less than 80% of the area median income Accomplishments: 45 youths will receive job training skills Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 200,5 $40,000 Funds would be provided to the Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project /Orange County Family Resource Center to continue to operate acommunity-based after school enrichment program at the South Estes Drive Family Resource Center located in the South Estes Drive public housing community. Anticipated Beneficiaries.• 13 children of households earning less than 80% of the area median income Accomplishments.° Free childcare for 13 children Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2005 $15,000 Approximately $13,700 will be awarded to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension to operate aten-week program far thirty overweight youths and their families. The program would focus on nutrition, physical activity, and psycho-social skills to promote a healthier lifestyle. The program would be held at the Chapel Hill -Carrboro YMCA. Recruitment for the program will target residents of public housing, as well as other lower income areas of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Fund would be used to provide scholarships to Chapel Hill residents..