I· • HIGHLAND PARK CHILD ATCH Too m ny young BI c men feel th ir communitie viet th m down. y imply I c h pe that oppor­ tuniti exi t to h lp them e - pe t poverty nd violen cutting hort th ir po nti 1. M ny h ve dropped out of hool d 1 c job trainin . Wh re 0 oun men find h Ip to turn their life round? At a program called Youth­ Build. YouthBuild i trainin pro­ gram for 16- 24-year old high chool dropou who t to brea the poverty cycle. Par­ ticipants divide their tim be­ tween building housing for homele nd low-income famili and attending O.ED cl . CaOOida are chosen after urdergoing in rsive in r­ view about their personal motiv tion and commitment to change their live. The program' goal i to teach young people a trade but belps them learn to challenge tbemselves and work towards a productive future. YouthBuild was founded over a decade ago by Dorothy Stoneman. She became in­ volved through what he describes her "need to be cl to the frontlines." "White people need to put themselves in a role of accountability to com­ munities," says Ms. Stoneman. "They need to take guidance from the people who are already living there." An importnt part of the program is having the young men working in the neighborhoods t�y grew up in so they can act as role models for a younger generation coming of age. YouthBuild is helping COWlt­ less young people turn their lives around. "At 17 I dropped out of high scbool, and I sold drugs to keep money in my pocket," says 25-year-Old Raymond from Roxbury, Massachusetts. "I as able to work on my G.E.O as well as receive some train­ ing." Larry is another participant from Roxbury who got involved in the program after dropping. out of high school in the 10th grade and spending nine months in jail. "I got the chance to turn my life around," explains Larry. "I want to build something up instead of tearing things down." And there are many other young men who tell Larry they want the same opportunity. "There's only room for so many, but people on the street see that this program has given me some­ thing to look forward to," says Larry. I KNOW there are young people of all ages who would welcome the chance to build things up, rather than tear thin� down as we saw during the recent Los Angeles riots. We all . have a stake in our communities, and the YouthBuild participants demonstrate it can be done. After twelve years, YouthBuild is going strong in many cities, including New York City, Bos­ ton, San Francisco, Qeveland, Tallahassee and Indianapolis. Everyday these young adul� are faced with the pressures of crime, drugs, and violence in the neighborhoods. It is a constant challenge to walk away from these activities, but YouthBuild participants llke Raymond and Larry prove that it' never too late to get back on track. It takes a daily commitment and com­ munity support. If you would like more infor­ mation, contact Youthbuild USA at 366 Marsh Street, Bel­ mont, MA, 02178, 617\489- 3400. If you want YouthBuild to help your community, contact your Congre sional repre­ sentative and make hirmher aware of your support for the National Affordable HOUSing Act Amendments. Furxling for existing and future YouthBuild programs is part of Housing Act. Mitchell ,one to tE' lQ"e� board member d t ex money tchell received could have been the result of mi take o o • I ITCHELL:, JR en a ked hether thi altOc1ed board' relatio hip ith Mitchell, Hollow y noted that in hi official evaluation, Mitchell received 10 scores from board members for his rel tioDlhip with the board.. Mitchell could DO against the July 1st starting date,. accu ing the council of lacking consideration. Councilman CharlieP. D vi d that Johnson persuaded other members to delay the increase for two months. Voting for the delay were all council members who attended the special meeting: Johnson, D vis, and Councilwoman Christine Franklin. Under the increase, water bills will go up 3.8J and �wagc bills • $1.80, leaving a total increase of $5.60 fo both service . Katreah Bey, Director of the Highland Par Water Department said the increase in rates were simply p . ng on incre e co ts caused by . ded rates Highland Park had to pay to the Detroit Water and Sewage Department The aty itself will have to pay a . higher rate on July 1st. HPCC credits will transfer By RON SEIGEL Corr.pont»"" ByRO EIGEL c""..pond!nt mGlIlAMD PARIC - In a pecial meeting, the Highland Par aty Council unanimously voted to delay an inaease in water and sewage rates until September tst, 1992. The council originally voted to s tart the increase on JuI y 1. Councilwoman Greta Johnson originally voted against the increase, when it approved Monday June 15, precisely because the July' 1 starting date left residents with little time to prepare for it Noting that the increase was necessary, she emphasized that giving notice oflittle more than two weeks left poor families with little time to prepare. 1bose on social service had little time to get to their workers to inaease their subsistence budgets to allow for this new expense and poor families bad little time to djus L "It would create a hardship, " she said. At the public hearing after the June 15 meeting, citizens protested HIGIfi.AND PARK - The Highland Park School Board agreed to an articulation agreement where courses in Highland Park Community College (HPcq would count for credit in Wayne State University's Center for Peace and Conflict and Department of Engineering Technology and the University of Southem Califomia's San Francisco Dental School. The board voted down an attempt to set up a imilar agreement with the Life College Chiropractic School at Marietta, Georgia. e Hi hi Educ tion ill old i org nization I meeting oDday, July 13, at 7 p.IIL, t the School District Admini trative Center, 20 Bartlett St A regular meeting will follow the organizational ting. An annual or meetin , required by ta 1 , include election of offic r , establ' hment of a meetiIUU�IGUI,e. andotber tructurali fortbe chool year. Dam .... ...,�I---_..-- ��"��ft .. l8l11dp Damon Campbell, 16, a Highland wor hop I t year, laler tbe Par Alternative High School OED high chool equivalencyeDDl, tudent, has been accepted in Central and then went on to Highland Park Michigan Univer ity' CommunityCollege,wherebe da King\Chavez\Par E tended 3.0 (B) average in 1991-92. Taylor' COllege-Day Program Mar eting enrolling at Morris Brown College in Workshop this summer. Thi i the Atlanta thi fall. econd year that a student from the The Highland Part Alternative Alternative bool has been granted High School i based at Bright the privilege. Center for Adult Education, on Gleen Taylor, 110 attended the Hamilton and Davison. HPCCgives contract to quality computer systems By RON SEI�EL Corr..pond.nt Public' Notice Highland P rk City OffIces will be CI08 d on Monday, July 6, _1 921n observance of th 4 of' July holld y. The regular cheduled City Council me tlng of July a, 1992 will be held on Tuesday, July 7, t 7:00 p.m. In Council Chambers HlGHLAND PARlC - The Highland Park School Board, . . - acting board of trustees to the Highland Park Community College (HPCC) approved a contract for Quality Computer Systems to install Local Area Network (LAN) computers at a cost of $21,520. Mettle P. Cart City Clerk . MIoNgan CIt. MY. fI2 & 7 SHOP IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND WATCH IT GROW! Gerrl' Cr atlon & Bridal Shop • cr.atln, N.w Dr ..... For ",. Lady "'a )Vant. to ". 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