Appropriating $49,231.00 Federal Assistance Grant for Operation of the Youth Services Bureau

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YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU: FUNDING We have had to utilize many funding sources in our five -year existence: 1. LEAA The original funding for YSB came from the Ind- iana Criminal Justice Planning Agency -through the Justice Department's Law Enforcement Assis- tance Administration. We received $85,000, $55,000, $30,000 and $15,000 in four grants from 1972 to now. These declining amounts were in keeping with the LEAA . "seed money" concept. Local communities are expected to fund programs after their viability is recognized. 2. City Revenue These monies supplemented our LEAA funds in 1973, Sharing but since that time they have served as our nu- cleus. Beginning with 1973 we have received $20,000, $45,000, $32,000 and $46,000. 3. NYC /CETA Under these two DOL Programs (CETA replaced the former Neighborhood Youth Corps) YSB has received $25,000, $35,000, $33,000 and $22,000 to operate the Work Program for disadvantaged youth. 4. HEW The South Bend YSB was one o Indiana and 50 nationally to open a Shelter for Runaways. $50,000 for 1976 -7. We have we stand an excellent chance ditional $50,000 in 1977. f three programs in receive money to This grant was for received word that to receive an ad- 5. State of The Indiana Youth Council annually makes a re- Indiana quest to the Governor for State Monies to be allocated to YSB's in Indiana. In 1975 we re- ceived $1,000 and this year we received $7,140. We are anticipating $16,000 for 1977. 6. First :This group has given us about $3,000 in the past Presbyterian two years to further our work with disadvantaged Church youth in our summer programming. The Church also Foundation gives us two weeks of free use of their beautiful Camp Red Bud each summer. 7. ACTION, Inc. ACTION has provided us with about $2,500 in the past two years to help our Summer Fun Program. 8. Lilly In 1975 we requested and received a $5,000 grant Endowment from the Lilly Endowment when we discovered that our budget would be short by this amount.