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Committee Report Personnel and Finance August 22, 1994 Page 2 YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU 1994 = $52,500 1995 = $52,500 Bonnie Stryker, the Director of the Youth Services Bureau, thanked the Council for changing the time for her presentation of the budget. She noted that two projects are assisted with the funding from the City of South Bend. The first is"Safe Station"which is a runaway shelter located on Lincolnway East between Miami and Twyckeham. Approximately 150 people were assisted with an additional 315 being assisted through telephone contact. Since the Youth Services Bureau is on a fiscal year running from July through June they are into their budget. She noted that 86% of the individuals in the program went to positive placement. The program has been in existence since 1976. She noted that the second program assisted is the 7001 Youth Employment Program which also receives assistance from the Work Force Development. It is aimed at economically disadvantaged youth and youth who have left the school system without graduating. She noted that both programs have more people from the City of South Bend then from the County. The assist with pre-employment training, seventeen finished the GED program , are trained in a computer lab, and also work on a healthy babies program. They are also providing training so that the youth recognize responsibilities with regard to fathering children. Bonnie Stryker also noted that the Youth Services Program is also working on the "Grace Community Center Project" which is located on North Harrison Street. It has a separate Board of Managers and is aimed a being a multi-purpose Community Center. The Youth Services Program is also working on a"Youth Development Initiative" so that youth are seen as a positive role model today. The emphasis is to see youth as a current asset as opposed to being a future asset only. In response to a question raised by Council Member Ladewski,Mrs. Stryker noted that the total budget for the Youth Services Bureau is $740,000.00 with only $52,500.00 of that amount being paid by the City of South Bend. Council Member Duda complimented Mrs. Stryker for a great job. Council President Puzzello questioned why she had not continued to receive the 7001 newsletter. Mrs. Stryker noted that they had discontinued the newsletter, but would pass on the favorable comments about the newsletter to her staff. In response to a question raised by Council Member Coleman,it was noted that the golf outing had been discontinued and that the program known as "Get Casual for Kids" went well this year. This is where an employers pay $5.00 to have an employee dress- down for the day with the cash being donated to the Youth Services Bureau for programs.