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

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YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU: THE STAFF NO BUREAU IN CITY GOVERNMENT OR SOCIAL AGENCY IN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY HAS MORE EFFECTIVE OR MORE DILIGENT EMPLOYEES THAN YSB. One of the most frequent compliments about our agency is that we have managed to attract such talented people. Most of our counselors have com- pleted their Masters Degree, all of our staff have Bachelor's Degrees, we have very fine minority staff, our staff are sought out by other agencies (witness the number hired from us for substantial promotions), we work much more than the regular 40 -hour week and we get many repeat referrals which make specific reference to particular staff. BONNIE STRYCKER: Bonnie is the top assistant at YSB. She is easily more valuable than the Director. Her duties in- clude grant writing, bookkeeping, directing the School Program, Counseling and Supervising the Run - away Shelter. Bonnie has been with the City for three years and at YSB for two years. She has a Masters Degree in Counseling. PAT FLEMING: Pat is a program by himself. He directs all of our recreational programming, all of which he also designs himself. Furthermore, he has secured the funding for much of his work by utilizing his skills as a fund raiser, public speaker and program develo- per. He was a student intern four years ago when he wrote his Masters Thesis under my supervision. A former teacher,'Pat has also directed summer O.E.O. Programs in Harlem and Appalachia. Pat has served as host for over 60 T.V. segments of "Recreation Michiana" on the cable T.V. station. He has been with the YSB for three years. He is the only pro- fessional in St. Joseph County with a Masters Degree in Therapeutic Recreation. Pat has appeared as a speaker at several State, Regional and National Con - ferences. BECKY OSTHIMER: Becky is one of our best known staff members because she has the most seniority. She has been at YSB five years. She founded the "Peer Influence" pro- gram which was later taken over and funded by the South Bend Community School Corporation. She has had extensive training in Family Counseling and Reality Therapy. She worked in our pilot School Program. Becky has a Masters Degree in Counseling.