May 26, 2005
Child’s Park
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Jobs |
Neighborhood Interventions |
Youth Related
Issues |
School |
Solutions |
Comments |
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Not enough jobs for youth e.g. 5 openings for 90 jobs at Child’s |
Church Knight Riders; Community Policing Officers |
Kids are out of school earlier: Need more activities |
Must address problems of kids suspended/expelled from
schools; Too quick to kick kids out for any little thing |
Teens can mentor other Teens |
Gov’t cut runaway programs but approved Art funding for
Dali museum |
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Need Transportation to jobs |
Work with Neighborhood Association to create jobs: Contact
local businesses, Help Elders (creates youth/elder connection); use old
system of “Neighbor Jobs (gardening, soda bottles) |
Activities cost too much; Parents can’t afford programs;
Parents don’t know about programs; Programs use Free Lunch as criteria – may
not be on free lunch |
“Choice” problems: dislocation of students if students
don’t do well; |
More safe places for kids to play; e.g. more computer
rooms; |
Mentors, teachers, churches are good, but schools and
early interventions are very important to child’s development. |
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CETA program used to provide 1,500 jobs now there are
about 150 – a 10 year shift |
Funding Ideas:
Walking Club donated dollars for programs; get Alumni from High
Schools to provide scholarship money |
Funding cuts have impacted: 1,230 vs. 290 scholarships 76%
(info from Children’s Campaign) - DJJ of $65 million, 11% ( $7 million)goes to prevention;
remainder to residential/adm(the prison/ industrial complex; |
School under funding: one guidance counselor for 700 kids. |
Mentors- Contact Employers to offer paid time to employees
to be mentors; Mentors to just listen, not lecture – children need to talk;
More black male mentors |
-Churches have not been helpful; -Churches may want to help but don’t have expertise to
manage it - Church volunteers “burnout” from doing too much with too
little – need funding help for expenses |
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Mayor is committed to mentoring; will pay city employees … |
Don’t give up on Churches – EG Beth- El,… |
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Jobs |
Neighborhood Interventions |
Youth Related
Issues |
School |
Solutions |
Comments |
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Fix problem at “Village Level”; Close to home work – Need
jobs that are year round and pay Cleaning
up neighborhoods |
Must speak to Legislators and Governor |
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To mentor kids; is encouraging businesses to partner with
schools- donate computers |
…Beth El Neighborhood Accountability board; In Home help
for troubled kids; Youth justice program |
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Limitations of jobs: must be 15 y.o. and only 10
hours/week |
Tutorial programs in neighborhood facilities (Twin Brook) |
Too many kids of color on backend of DJJ = JDC |
Too many kids dropping out of middle school |
- Need multiple kid discounts for city programs |
Sometimes mentors stop coming |
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Summer jobs are Band aid, Kids need jobs all year |
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Bottom line is for
kids not to be hurt. Advocacy is
important. Anyone who doesn’t like kids shouldn’t work with kids. |
Black schools (and others) losing vouchers |
- Need to get word out about programs; Put notices in
Light (Utility) bills; advertise in grocery stores |
Money makes a difference |
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Kids should be able to come free to camps |
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Kids need to be treated as humans |
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Role of Media in Marketing programs- community partners; |
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Lots of JJ people are out to help kids |
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Get ideas and meetings on city/county TV |
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Events for kids need to be exciting & their
attention. Also it must be
competitive. |
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Beth El, Neighborhood Accountability board; In Home help for
troubled kids; Youth justice program |
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