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To recognize the Second Annual Call to Action Youth Summit, "Empowering New American Youth to Take Action for the Future," to be held on July 14, 2012.
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WHEREAS, Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services and Asian American Community Services are presenting the Second Annual Call to Action Youth Summit, "Empowering New American Youth to Take Action for the Future," from 9:30am to 4:30pm on Saturday, July 14th, at the Columbus Police Academy; and
WHEREAS, the Youth Summit is a daylong event where immigrant and refugee youth ages 13 to 21 and their parents come together to meet each other, make connections and friends, listen to speakers and presentations, and learn valuable skills that will help them succeed in school and life; and
WHEREAS, the goals of the Youth Summit are to help young adults and adults from different cultures work together, learn from each other, and gain multi-cultural understanding and appreciation; help parents understand the struggles young adults face, including college admission and paying for tuition; train young people to execute presentations and service projects in their schools and communities; and empower young adults to be self-sufficient through academic success, the development of employable skills, and community involvement; and
WHEREAS, in addition to workshops for youth on nutrition and fitness, college preparation, self-esteem, leadership, and anti-bullying, there will also be workshops for parents on financial literacy and preparing their children for college, and the Fraternal Order of Police will present "Bridging the Gap" on police interactions; and
WHEREAS, Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services, Asian American Community Services, and their many community partners - including Columbus State Community College, the Community Relations Commission's New American Initative, the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation, the Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services, the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, the Fraternal Order of Police, the Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland, LeaderSpark, the Mentoring Center of Central Ohio, PNC Bank, the Somali Banadir National Network, the Somali Bantu Social Services, the Bhutanese Nepali Community of Columbus, the Burmese Community of Columbus, OSU African Youth United, OSU Somali Student Association, OSU Habesha Student Association, and representatives from the Mauritanian, Senegalese, Ethiopian, and other New American communities of Central Ohio - provide invaluable services to Columbus residents and make our city a better and more diverse place to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize the Second Annual Call to Action Youth Summit, "Empowering New American Youth to Take Action for the Future," to be held on July 14, 2012, and expresses our gratitude to Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services, Asian American Community Services, and the community partners who make the summit a success.