4. Communication from Youthbuild USA

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Unemployment Status 16 to 19 20-24 25-44 Blacks Whites * yrs s rs Total Unemployed 4,980 8,063 26,772 17,484 52,159 Percentage of total 36.8% 15.6% 8.1% 18.8% 7.4% As indicated by the above stated data a clear need for the IAGO/YouthBuild Program is established. Therefore we are requesting assistance in the form of $ 108,300 to support the portion of our program costs. Please find attached a detailed budget outlining program costs. We are asking for a portion of the program cost because our program is also self supportive in various ways. We have a licensed day care facility+ designed to assist students reduce their absenteeism rate by providing adequate child care. Additionally, we employ qualifying participants from the Youth Build South Bend program. Because we are a construction certification program, we have recently received an application from the city to become approved contractors for city funded housing improvement programs. This approval will not only help improve the neighborhood housing situation but will provide employment income to YouthBuild program participants and skilled laborers. These and other housing improvement contracts are being vigorously pursued throughout the city to provide participant employment and management training opportunities and provide leverage for the YouthBuild program itself to assist us to become a self supporting program. If that were not enough, we also have plans to facilitate an IT Saies and service center. The service center will provide computer repair, troubleshooting, training, and sales. This being one of the entrepreneurial ventures instituted by the program participants from Management to service, with leadership training and assistance from skilled, certified stafl:. This effort will provide paid employment to our participants, and help aid YouthBuild South Bend to become self supporting. Y8 P3of10