SEPTEMBER 18, 2001

Agenda Item No. 13

Introduced by the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ON THE EVENT OF THEIR 30^TH ANNIVERSARY

RESOLUTION #01-275

WHEREAS, the Youth Development Corporation opened its doors in the Fall of 1971, under the newly formed Model Cities-City Demonstration Agency Program; and

WHEREAS, the Youth Development Corporation was identified primarily as a delinquency prevention program with supplemental funds from Housing, Education and Welfare and the Law Enforcement Administrative Assistance Program; and

WHEREAS, with the phasing out of Model Cities in the winter of 1975, the Youth Development Corporation became an integral part of the newly instituted city program known as the Human Resources Department; and

WHEREAS, over the course of the years, it has provided outreach, mentoring, youth councils and seminars, youth employment, automobile co-op, alliance of youth agencies and food co-op efforts to better serve the citizens of Lansing; and

WHEREAS, in September, 1981, the Youth Development Corporation moved to the Continuing Education Center of the Lansing School District, in a cooperative venture on the part of both organizations, to reach young people in the area; and

WHEREAS, the Youth Development Corporation assists youth with their self-development by providing guidance towards a meaningful self-reliant future; and

WHEREAS, the Youth Development Corporation has assisted over 15,000 residents, primarily from the tri-county area; and

WHEREAS, their Youth Employment Services Program experienced a 97% success rate in 2001, assisting in the placement of youth in jobs within 60 days or less, and their Spartan Friends Mentoring Program has shown that 81% of the participants improved their grade point average by at least one point; and

WHEREAS, on September 21, 2001, the Youth Development Corporation will be celebrating its 30^th Anniversary.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honor the Youth Development Corporation on the event of its 30^th Anniversary.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board appreciates the positive effect the Youth Development Corporation has had on the youth in the Ingham County area and extends its sincere appreciation to the Board of Directors, Executive Director and staff for their contributions.

SS\ Celentino, Czarnecki, Dedden, De Leon, Grebner, Hertel, Krause, Lynch, Minter, Schafer, Severino, Stid and Swope