Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Barbara Sharief
Department: County Commission
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO DISCUSS summer employment or internship programs in Broward County for youth involved in the juvenile justice system for past offenses or other legal issues. (Commissioner Sharief)
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Why Action is Necessary
Required to permit Board discussion of the referenced summer programs.
What Action Accomplishes
Permits Board discussion of the referenced summer programs.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
This item supports the Board Value, "Approaching human services collaboratively and compassionately, with special emphasis on the most vulnerable."
Broward Sheriff's Office offers a summer youth program called "Youth L.E.A.D. Camp," which stands for "Learning, Educating, and Developing." (See Exhibit 1.) The Youth L.E.A.D. Camp partners with the fraternities and sororities that compose the National Pan-Hellenic Council to offer an eight-week summer leadership program to youth aged ten to 18 who may benefit from a supportive program that provides mentoring, education, and career coaching, and develops civic responsibility and life and leadership skills.
Miami-Dade County recently expanded its investment in a program called "Fit2Lead" that targets youth already involved in the juvenile justice system and/or those who may have identified disabilities or are neurodivergent, and provides paid internships/jobs for these youth to acquire and practice skills through recreation activities and workshops that promote social, emotional, and mental health, and foster long-term academic and behavior improvement. (See Exhibit 2.)
This item permits Board discussion of Broward County summer youth programs for young offenders or youth in the juvenile justice system. A similar program implemented by Miami-Dade County is budgeted at approximately $2 million fo...
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