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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on May 4, 2017
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Docket #0536-0543- FY18Budget: Youth Engagement & Employment
A
Today's
twos
arms
are
you
thank
God.
It's
not
Tuesday
still
Thursday
May
4th.
We
are
here
again
with
the
folks
from
Boston
centers
and
youth,
youth
and
families,
as
well
as
the
youth
fund,
director,
welcome
or
shot
like
to
remind
folks
that
this
hearing
is
both
being
broadcast
and
recorded
on
comcast
channel
channel
8
in
our
CN
channel
82
ask
folks
in
the
chamber
to
silence
and
the
electronic
devices.
A
A
B
We
do
more
of
an
introduction
of
a
shot
coke,
but
was
actually
joining
us
here
today
and
Michael
Capriccio,
who
is
our
administrative
and
Finance
Commissioner
over
at
the
DCYF
Rochelle
cope
is
now
the
new
BC
wives,
division
of
youth
engagement,
employment,
director
and
I
wanted
to
speak
just
a
minute,
so
I
can
introduce
you
to
Rashad.
Rashad
is
a
product
of
the
Boston
centers,
a
youth
and
family.
He
grew
up
at
the
BC
YF
Shelburne
Community
Center
is
earned
a
double
masters
in
education
and
an
MBA
yeah
he's
also
and
I.
B
When
I
came
to
the
department
a
little
over
a
year
ago,
it
was
a
challenge
to
learn
just
DCYF
alone,
and
since
it's
such
a
large
department
was
also
challenging
to
actually
maneuver
through
it
and,
at
the
same
time,
try
to
learn
a
little
bit
about
the
department,
the
division
of
youth
engagement
and
appointment.
When
ye
first
came
to
BC
wife's
administrative
offices,
it
was
still
a
separate
department
that
was
just
simply
housed
at
BC
YF,
eventually
why
we
II
was
merged
with
DCYF,
and
yet
it's
in
any.
B
You
know
in
some
ways
it's
still
continued
to
operate
as
its
own
department.
Part
of
my
plan
for
fiscal
year
18
is
to
fully
integrate
Yee
into
BC
YF,
so
that
the
staff
and
the
programs
get
the
support
they
need
and
deserve.
So
the
Boston
you
can
take
advantage
of
all
the
ye
offers
and
all
the
programs
that
meet
capacity
goes
so
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Rashad.
Now,
who
can
speak
a
little
bit
about
why
and
answer
any
of
your
questions?
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Oh
Commissioner.
C
C
It
was
here
I
held
my
first
employment
experience,
I'm
also
an
extremely
proud
product,
not
just
the
boss
of
sentence,
because
families,
but
also
Boston
Public
Schools
growing
up
in
Roxbury
I,
regularly
attended
the
Shelburne
Community
Center,
which
was
my
safe
haven.
Along
with
my
triplet
brothers.
It
was
there
that
I
learned
to
serve
my
community
to
connect
to
educational
skill,
sports
based
development
and
civic
engagement
opportunities
and
I'm,
really
having
things
come
full
circle
to
be
able
to
give
back
what
was
given
to
me
in
a
more
effective
and
measurable
way.
C
As
to
my
driver
really
being
here
today,
I'm
serving
the
youth
and
families
of
Boston.
So
thank
you
for
that
I'm.
So
the
the
BC
Way
of
division
of
youth
engagement,
employment
has
been
the
cornerstone
of
youth,
employment,
youth,
civic
engagement
via
the
mayor's
Youth
Council
and
youth
resources
for
the
city's
young
people
and
partner
community
organization
or
many
years.
I
am
very
aware
of
the
significance
of
the
workers
delivered
through
this
division,
but,
more
importantly,
the
incredible
staff
that
worked
tirelessly
and
efficiently
to
make
it
happen.
C
I'm
woven
into
the
work
are
the
invaluable
partners
that
make
the
work
come
to
life.
Purposeful
collaborations
remain
at
the
foundation
of
our
work
as
we
look
to
enhance,
improve
and
build
upon
existing
initiatives
and
explore
new
ventures
as
well,
as
commissioner
morales
mentioned
I'm.
So
when
I
stepped
into
my
role
as
director
division
of
youth
engagement,
employment
in
september,
it
was
important
for
me
to
listen.
C
This
alignment
also
lends
us
the
opportunity
to
work
collectively
with
youth
workers,
program,
supervisors,
central
office
staff
and
others
around
intentional
youth
development
practices
to
ensure
we
are
enhancing
and
measuring
the
quality,
the
skills
and
the
abilities
of
our
young
people
and
actively
preparing
them
to
be
college.
And/Or
career
ready
and
also
prepare
for
life
transitions.
C
So
the
folks
who
are
leading
this
work
in
previous
years
really
left
a
great
framework
in
place
to
allow
for
our
team
to
be
successful
and
really
push
forward.
I'm
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
just
the
program
programmatic
areas
of
our
work,
so
within
our
youth
employment
work
on.
We
are
thankful
very,
very
thankful
that
mayor
Walsh
values,
youth
employment,
the
city
of
Boston's,
success
link
program
continues
to
be
level
funded
to
provide
real-world
practices
and
work.
C
Due
to
new
majors
that
were
put
in
place,
we
have
heard
from
young
people
and
partners
alike
the
significant
stills
of
that
summer.
Job
experience.
We
were
also
able
to
hire
an
additional
151
youth
during
the
2016-17
school
year
jobs
program.
We
know
the
importance
of
job
opportunities
for
you.
There
is
a
huge
Public,
Safety
and
empowerment
benefit.
It
provides
less
opportunity
for
youth
to
be
engaged
and
violent
or
negative
acts.
C
Our
partners
are
really
the
staple
of
our
work,
those
incredible
partners
on
the
BOK
Center
Boys
and
Girls
Clubs
7
Hill
8
to
6
Boston
Aquarium.
Certainly
our
BC
way
of
the
community
centers
and
strive
who
provides
opportunities
to
students
with
with
disabilities
on
just
to
name.
A
few
we've
also
improved
the
hiring
process
for
community-based
organizations
and
our
youth
through
the
living
cities.
C
Grant
we
work
with
MAPC,
which
is
the
metropolitan
area
planning
council,
which
you
are
may
be
familiar
with,
to
build
out
a
tech
based
interface
that
is
more
user-friendly
and
allows
partners
and
youth
to
navigate
through
jobs
more
easily.
We
are
working
on
improvements
to
the
lottery
algorithm
to
allow
for
better
job
matches
for
young
people
and
lottery
takes
in
consideration
the
youths
work,
related
area
interests
and
also
the
neighborhoods
in
which
they
live.
Also
under
the
leadership
of
Health
and
Human
Services
in
chief
of
Royal.
C
Every
youth
receives
development
during
our
annual
youth
enrichment
day
where
youth
employees
come
together
to
participate
in
workshop
sessions
around
important
and
current-day
topic
areas
through
our
youth
work,
state
funding,
nearly
550
youth
receive
15
hours
of
the
Commonwealth
corporation
signal.
Success
work
ready
work,
readiness
curriculum.
C
We
even
this
year
provide
a
professional
development
to
over
50
BC
YF
staff.
This
is
youth
workers
and
program
supervisors
to
equip
them
with
the
skills
to
work
more
intensively
with
the
teams
around
their
development
year
round
within
the
community
centers.
In
addition
to
that,
the
community
dream
team,
which
is
a
quarry
friendly
workforce
and
leadership
development
program
for
youth
ages,
18
to
24-year
years
old
at
a
very
successful
summer
in
2016
about
30
members
and
seven
supervisors,
were
engaged
in
project
learning,
design
and
led
by
city
department.
C
We
have
begin
conversations
of
ensuring
the
mayor's
Youth
Council
is
more
diverse
in
terms
of
representation
of
all
schools
and
demographic
backgrounds,
and
we
are
looking
to
target
outreach
of
underrepresented
populations,
there's
roughly
about
80
to
85
members
that
are
part
of
the
mainstream
council
this
past
year.
Mayor's
Youth
Council
also
is
a
youth
body
that
leads
the
participatory
budgeting.
You
see
the
change
initiative
yoc
engages
used
to
be
a
part
of
the
democratic
process
and
gives
them
decision-making.
C
As
you
know,
over
a
million
dollars
of
the
city's
budget
I
would
spent
and
mainly
I'm
spending
it
on
capital
projects.
This
effort
continues
to
be
a
partnership
with
tremendous
young
minds
and
community
organizations
who
help
form
committees.
The
program
also
arm
connects
change
agents
to
really
help
out
with
this
process.
So
you
found
they
really.
C
They
outreach
to
schools
on
their
writing
the
rules
they
collecting
ideas,
we're
currently
right
now
in
the
process
of
finalizing
and
drafting
proposals
and
then
we'll
make
decisions
around
what
projects
are
actually
going
to
go
in
the
ballot
and
then
eventually
there'll
be
a
vote
and
which
young
people
would
decide
on
the
projects
that
will
be
selected
or
around.
For
this
year.
There
was
about
17
capital
projects
to
date
through
the
youth
leader
chain,
the
focus
areas
around
education,
environment,
Public,
Health,
Human,
Services,
arts
and
culture,
technology,
streets
and
parks,
Public,
Safety
and
civic.
C
Indeed,
and
lastly,
on
the
youth
pass
program,
which
is
another.
Another
initiative
that
we
are
responsible
for
overseeing
is
now
a
permanent
program
that
provides
access
to
MBTA
passes
the
eligible
youth
ages,
12
to
25,
who
meets
state
and
federal
federal
income
eligibility
ana
are
enrolled
and
improve
education
and
job
training.
C
We
have
worked
with
our
team
here
at
BC.
Yf
to
identify
for
DCYF
centers
to
become
citywide
locations
for
youth
to
access
the
youth
pass,
the
youth
community
based
organizations,
external
partners,
city
departments
believe
in
the
work
of
youth
engagement,
employment
and
as
all
of
them,
who
makes
this
work
visible
and
real.
C
A
A
A
D
A
C
Know
we
do
so
last
year
again,
as
mentioned,
we
do
consider
it
to
be
an
anomaly.
We
were
obviously,
as
commissioner
mentioned,
we
were
going
through
on
some
staffing
changes
within
division
right
and
we
were
also
really
introduced
to
to
new
practices
for
the
placement
selection
of
young
people
as
well,
but
we've
on
we've
worked
really
through
those
we've
identified.
What
those
challenges
are
to
really
ensure
that
we
are
pretty
successful.
There's
a
lot
of
coming
summer
right,
yeah,.
D
And
consulate
just
to
add
to
I
think
you
know
with
with
Rashad's
leadership
in
place
also,
you
know
we
fully
intend
on
hitting.
You
know
our
target
this
year
and
I've
taken
multiple
measures,
including
you
know,
hiring
temporary
folks
using
central
office
staff,
leveraging
BC
YF
to
help
staff
staff
and
help
make
sure
that
we
hit
our
goal
this
year
and
as
Rashad
mentioned
earlier,
we
were
able
to
put
on
an
extra
150
plus
additional
school
year,
employees
more
than
we've
done
in
the
past,
so
I
think
we've
taken
the
steps
necessary.
D
B
D
Then
we
used
some
of
the
other
funds
to
support
other
youth
costs,
including
the
summer
funding.
Some
of
fun
grants
that
we
issued
to
all
community-based
organizations
of
around
$250,000.
So
that's
been
used
to
cover
that
as
well
as
some
grants
to
other
youth
serving
organizations
that
BCF
provides.
So
we
use
some
of
that
surplus
in
other
ways
to
support
other
youth
serving
groups,
and
I.
A
D
A
C
B
B
A
A
E
A
F
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
and
good
accent
again
gentleman
I
feel
great
to
be
with
you
again.
Rashad
does
like
to
meet
you
through
this
formal
setting.
I,
appreciate
your
remarks
and
it's
great
to
see.
You
know
a
local
guy
done
good,
so
you
are
proof
positive
of
the
importance
of
DCYF
and
congratulations
on
your
new
position.
It's
a
great
to
be
working
with
you.
Thank
you
where
you
will
redshirt
by
any
chance
when
you
were
yeah.
F
I
was
I,
definitely
have
some
years
on
you,
I
wasn't
a
redshirt
either
I
I
worked
in
what
is
now
counselor
Campbell's
office
when
I
was
a
teen.
I
was
an
intern
for
a
former
city
counselor
at
large,
and
it
was
a
great
experience
but
I
bring
up
the
red
shirts
because
two
weeks
ago,
councilors,
McCarthy
and
I
council
McCarthy
was
a
red
shirt,
as
was
councillor
Jackson,
as
was
a
you
were
a
chance.
I'm.
Sorry.
F
F
So
we
will
be
hopefully
having
a
hearing
soon
once
we
get
through
the
budget
a
little
bit.
So
we'll
love
to
have
you
back
on
that,
but
I'm
just
curious.
If
of
the
city
run
sort
of
jobs,
the
through
success
link,
do
we
have
any
current
established
roles
within
the
parks,
department
or
DPW?
That's
similar
to
what
the
redshirts
program
was
so.
C
And
the
mr.
Morales
has
speak
a
little
more
to
the
arm
to
thinking
around
the
read
sure
Tom
but
I'm
with
the
parks
department.
We
allocate
about
200
jobs
to
the
parks
department
and
they
determine
exactly
on.
You
know
where
those
jobs
are
filter,
that
across
the
city
and
exactly
the
scope
of
work
that
the
young
people
are
doing
within
those
jobs.
Okay,.
C
F
B
In
the
hearing
you
know,
I
mean
but
I
think
that
when
I
think
about
the
red
shirts
and
when
you
ever
Shaw's
statement
when
he
clearly
states
saying
I
didn't
want
to
do
the
outside
job
right,
the
one
thing
the
whales
are
trying
to
do
is
to
make
sure
that
we
can
prepare
our
young
people
to
be
the
future
workforce.
And
we
all
know
that
one
of
the
things
to
sometimes
lack
but
a
lot
of
young
people
is
that
sometimes
they
don't
get
the
sort
of
soft
skills
that
they
need.
B
Because
personality
is
this
attitude,
this
initiative
and
and
sometimes
when
you're
when
you're-
and
you
know
I
only
say
this-
because
I've
never
had
it.
I've
never
had
a
summer
job
for
the
city
of
Boston,
ever
I
mean
I
grew
up
in
the
city,
but
never
that
never
found
my
way.
There
I
was
one
of
those
disengaged
kids
that
people
didn't
engage,
but
you
know
the
thing
is
I
care
more
about
seeing.
B
How
do
we
hear
a
some
meaningful
experiences
with
a
kick
and
something
the
lightbulb
goes
off
and
says:
I
can
see
myself
doing
something
a
little
bit
more.
Sometimes,
when
I
find
jobs
that
are
pushing
brooms
for
cutting
grass.
Sometimes
what
happens
is
the
job
to
keep
some
busy?
It's
not
a
job
that
really
makes
them
think
about
how
they
can
be
productive
individuals,
but
I'd
be
willing
to
listen.
Surely,.
B
Don't
even
know
why
the
program
change
with
the
model,
yet
I
think
was
before
our
time
in
public
service
in
the
city
of
Boston.
But
you
know
who
knows
they
get
it
could
be
explored,
but
I
know.
One
thing
too
is
that
sometimes
Rashaad
also
depends
on
funding
from
Commonwealth
Corp
and
some
other
off-site
fundings,
and
sometimes
those
are
not
the
kind
of
jobs
that
they
want
to
be
be
one
of
the
invest
in
it.
B
F
Agree
and
I
think
sometimes
the
redshirts
program,
maybe
is
maybe
I
romanticize
this,
but
but
I
think
it's
unfairly
maligned,
sometimes
as
just
pushing
a
broom
of
picking
up
trash.
That's
part
of
it
there's
no
doubt
about
it
and
needs
to
be
done.
But
one
of
the
reasons
and
I
talked
about
this
when
we
introduced
it
we'll
get
into
more
specifics
of
the
hearing.
F
Is
that
I
look
at
Harvard
University,
for
example
an
institution
primarily
in
the
chairman's
district,
but
the
Arboretum
lays
between
councilors
McCarthy's
district
in
my
district
and
counts
for
Campbell's
district,
that's
run!
That's
a
city
park,
that's
run
and
managed
by
Harvard
University
at
thirteen
hundred
Center
Street.
We
have
this
remarkable
greenhouse
working
laboratory.
F
So
when
I
talk
about
Red,
Shirts,
2.0
I
talked
about
building
these
partnerships
with
institutions
like
Harvard,
coming
up
with
some
sort
of
a
better
worthwhile
experience,
recognizing
that
sometimes
pushing
a
broom
and
cleaning
a
crash
is
part
of
a
job
that
we
all
need
to
do.
I
have
to
at
some
point,
but
really
I,
think
there's
an
opportunity
here
to
make
it
more
meaningful
and
worthwhile
allow
for
leading
to
perhaps
a
career
or
an
educational
track,
and
then
the
second
piece
was
and
I
was
delighted.
F
You
talked
about
how
you
guys
were
able
to
fund
an
additional
150
school
year
position
I'd
like
to
see
the
red
shirt
program,
somehow
expanded
at
least
a
certain
number
for
assisting
parks
and
DPW
and
others
in
the
wintertime,
so
I
think
that's
something
we
can
do
I'm
getting
off
topic.
This
is
your
budget
hearing,
but
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
on
that.
So
you
there
were
2,600
positions
filled
last
year
on
the
through
success
link
and
there
was
funding
for
3300.
F
C
So
the
the
deadline
actually
on,
we
actually
extended
the
deadline
this
year,
I'm
about
a
week
or
two
to
give
young
people
on
time
additional
time
to
register
through
successfully.
We
are
roughly
over
six
six
thousand
applicants
for
this
year
success
link
program
and
we
have
about
fourteen
hundred
applicants
who
have
already
been
chosen
or
accepted
jobs
through
our
partner
organization.
So
our
next
step
is
to
really
work
through
the
hiring
process
and
then
place
the
remaining
young
people
through
on
through
the
lottery.
So.
F
B
C
B
It
could
be
that
you
know
they
will
fall
into
one
of
those,
those
those
pockets.
Sometimes
you
have
kids
who
actually
apply,
because
parents
are
still
a
little
not
knowing
what
their
sum
is
going
to
be
and
they've
been
times
of
what
kid
is
such
the
position?
The
next
you
know
we
find
out
there
in
Auto
Rico
for
the
son.
B
So
those
things
tend
to
happen
is
reality,
I
mean,
and
when
Rashad
mentioned
earlier,
is
under
the
leadership
of
chief
Arroyo,
bringing
us
together
kind
of
talk
about
that,
so
that
we
can
identify
those
kids
early,
because
we
can
actually
move
in
to
find
that
kid
who's
been
waiting
on
the
list
and
I
mean,
can
move
them
up
a
little
bit
quicker.
So
those
are
sort
of
the
complexities
and
the
scenarios
that
kind
of
present
themselves.
But
we
know
that
out
of
that
six
thousand
bunch.
F
B
And
it's
the
same
thing,
and
it's
really,
the
chief
aware,
did
a
great
thing
this
year
about
satin
sitting
down
and
looking
how
the
lottery
system
is
set
up.
I
think,
prior
years
we
had
sort
of
60/40
split.
We
went
5050
so
that
this
way
we
can
give
our
partners
a
10%
opportunity
to
increase
their
have
a
more
of
a
selection.
B
We've
given
organizations
the
opportunity
that,
if
they
keep
the
lines
of
committed
connections
and
communication
happening
and
that
young
person
is
showing
a
intent
that
they
want
to
return
back
and
hopefully
then
what
they
do,
they
they'll
actually
get
selected
by
one
of
those
organizations
good.
So
their
work
will
speak
for
themselves
about
getting
them
back
around
here.
That's
great
and.
F
C
Say
that
we're
fairly
confident
and
it's
not
a
job-
you
know
there
are
internship
opportunities
that
volunteer
opportunities.
There
are
a
number
of
opportunities
across
the
City
of
Boston
for
our
young
people.
So
if
we're
not
able
to
hire
young
people
on
we're
able
to
connect
them,
I'm,
definitely
to
programming
an
opportunity-
that's
happening
at
our
centers
as
well.
Well,.
E
B
B
G
E
G
Thank
you
for
being
here.
I
want
to
just
really
commend
you
on
the
work
of
the
mayor's
Youth
Council.
My
niece
is
in
her
she's
senior
now
in
high
school.
This
is
her
last
year,
I
believe
on
the
mayor's
Youth
Council.
She
she
got
on
to
that
long
before
I
got
into
politics.
Oh
she's,
really
she
shared
a
lot
of
things
with
me,
especially
about
the
participatory
budget
process
that
they
are
involved
in
and
I
am
curious
about
the
kids,
seeing
some
realization
of
their
investments
that
they
make
with
a
million
dollars.
G
E
C
So
there
are
a
number
of
projects
that
have
already
been
completed
through
the
participatory
budgeting
that
usually
the
change
initiative
and
they're
about
four
projects
that
actually
in
progress.
Those
projects
are
projects
that
were
around
voted
and
I'm
selected
last
year.
So
that's
a
job
and
Reese
find
app
I'm
in
which
we
are
really.
You
know
having
multiple
conversations
to
ensure
that
that
app
can
be
sustained
and
also
you
know
that
it
connects
to
is
integrated
into
systems
in
it.
So
I
can
update
information
through
the
Centers.
C
It
cannot,
you
know,
update,
you,
know,
new
job
opportunities
for
young
people,
but
that's
something
that
the
young
people
were
really
really
excited
about.
We
do
live
in
a
tech-savvy
world,
so
having
applications,
especially
when
it
comes
to
jobs
and
resources,
is
something
that
young
people
are
really
really
excited
about.
C
Digital
billboards
and
schools
on
Boston,
Public
Schools
are
moving
forward
with
putting
digital
billboards
and
a
number
of
their
schools
on
through
the
youth
lead
the
change
initiative
and
these
billboards
will
populate
on
with
resources
and
opportunities
and
things
that
are
happening
within
those
particular
schools.
So
that's
also
something
that
the
young
people
was
excited
and
actually
build
it
on,
and
then
there's
trash
cans,
recycling,
bins
and
things
of
that
sort.
C
There's
about
two
proposals
on
that
are
on
this
year's
I'm
docket
that
you
know
we're
actually
really
really
excited
about,
and
one
of
them
is
a
it's
a
get
hired
truck.
So
it's
really,
you
know
it
allows
young
people
to
be
able
to
access
resources,
to
jobs,
etc,
on
brewing
on
a
mobile
or
a
truck,
or
you
know
a
van
or
something
of
that
sort.
C
You
know
entrepreneurship
encourages
young
people
to
be
innovative
and
sell
their
products,
whether
it's
clothing,
products
or
what-have-you
also
offer
Bay
on
a
vehicle,
a
truck
as
well.
So
those
are
two
projects.
That's
currently
in
the
process
of
on
being
fully
developed
and
we'll
see
if
those
projects
get
building
initiative,
I'd.
G
Some
of
our
community
organizations
also
teach
the
youth
using
this
particular
curriculum,
so
I
think
it's
I
think
it's
an
excellent
idea
where
we
can
really
capitalize
on
the
entrepreneurial
spirit
spirit
of
our
kids
before
they
get
too
old
to
their
dream
staff
getting
squash.
Let's
embrace
it
really
promote
it.
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
summer.
Jobs
I
think
that's
a
focus
of
a
lot
of
us.
It's
a
lot
of
our
constituent
requests
and
our
youths
and
our
families
desire
for
their
kids
to
work
in
their
own
community.
G
C
So
I'm
just
for
clarification
purposes,
so
the
algorithm
is
just
used
to
place
young
people
through
the
lottery.
So,
as
commissioner
Morales
mentioned,
our
partner
organizations
receive
a
50-50
split,
so
they
can
select
50%
of
their
allotment.
Let's
use
ten
for
examples
that
we
grant
a
partner
ten
positions.
They
can
select
five
of
those
young
people
and
they
have
to
go
through
a
you
know,
interview
process.
They
have
to
make
sure
that,
on
you
know,
they're
reaching
out
to
the
organization
you
know
and
they're
selected
or
they
may
not
be
selected.
C
The
algorithm
is
for
the
remaining
50
percent
that
will
randomly
place
through
an
actual
lottery
and
that
just
takes
into
consideration
on
their
work
area
interests.
So
young
people
want
the
application.
They
will
check
off
what
areas
a
work
field
to
interested
in
in
our
jobs
partners.
They
also
do
the
same
thing
on
there
location,
so
we're
able
to
make
that
match
when
it
comes
to
work
interest,
and
then
it
also
takes
into
consideration
the
neighborhood's
they
live
in.
We
want
to
show
that
young
people
are
not
traveling
too
far
away
from
their
homes.
G
G
G
C
B
Year
last
year
was
a
dead,
new
operating
systems
were
put
in
place
and
the
way
we
process
went
on
board
people
went
more
electronically,
and
and
so
for
us,
it
was
a
there
was
a
chip
and
it
changed
from
an
old
process
that
we
had
in
at
the
time.
You
know
it's
one
of
those
things
until
it
really
gets
goes
through
the
test.
You
just
don't
know
what
the
hiccups
are
right.
G
E
G
Are
investing
in
this
program
and
then
your
youth
enrichment
day,
I
know
it's
last
year.
Your
goal
is
50%
participation
and
this
year
is
75%.
What
did
you
reach
the
goal
last
year
50%,
and
why
is
it
if
it
seems
low
to
me?
Why
would
what's
the
bit?
What
are
the
barriers
for
getting
kids
to
participate?
Sure.
G
G
B
E
B
I
think
that
that
that
was
one
of
the
barriers
that
we
had,
that
I
think
we
addressed
this
year
and
it
made
it
successful
I
think
we
still
had
a
good
turnout
last
year
of
almost
close
to
2,000
kids
and
then
the
thing
is
that
we
did
yig
on
a
day
that
was
the
first
week
of
some
program
starting
so
we
made.
We
made
also
exceptions
certain
sites
because
those
those.
B
What
they
did
was
sort
of
in
the
50
50
%
model
they
sent
kids,
who
might
be
new.
They
can
really
benefit
from
that
experience
and
they
allow
them
to
keep
the
kids
who
already
experience
in
that
workplace
to
hang
back,
but
I
think
that
this
year,
with
the
fact
that
we've
communicated
it
early,
we've
been
working
with
our
partners
much
earlier
around
the
process
and
bringing
our
partners
also
involved
in
Yad,
so
that
they
could
be
facilitators.
You
know
supporters
guides
and
so
forth.
E
C
Well,
this
year,
we've
also
included
the
registration
process
for
youth
enrichment
day
as
a
part
of
the
hiring
for
the
young
person
as
well
so
I
think.
Last
year
they
weren't
required
to
register
when
they
were
actually
on
getting
hired,
but
this
year
it's
one
of
the
onboarding
tasks
for
them
to
complete
before
they
actually
hire
for
a
job.
So
we
we
definitely
know
what
think
that
that
will
help
increase
the
percentage
of
young
people
who
will
be
attending
as
well.
That's.
H
You
Council
Sam,
oh,
and
thank
you
guys
for
for
being
here
today.
Obviously
Commissioner
and
Deputy
Commissioner
Michael
I
saw
you
guys
earlier.
Schad
welcome,
I'm,
so
happy
you're
in
this
position
in
this
role,
I
am
very
happy
with
the
outreach
you've
already
done.
I
know
my
team
was
so
happy
to
see
you
in
the
role
and
and
you
hit
the
ground
running
and
so
I
just
have
a
couple
of
questions.
Given
all
the
work
that
you
have
to
do
right
now.
Is
it
just
you
in
your
department?
No.
C
So
we
have
myself,
we
have
Don
Jackson,
who
was
our
youth,
employment
and
development
manager,
and
then
we
have
Laval.
Parkman
was
Operations
Manager,
and
then
we
are
currently
in
the
process
of
filling.
We
actually
have
second-round
interviews
with
two
of
our
positions
actually
tomorrow,
so
we'll
be
looking
to
fill
those
positions
very
very
quickly
and
I
believe
one
of
our
positions
are
actually
posted
right
now
as
well,
which
should
be
coming
down
tomorrow
as
well.
So.
H
E
E
C
Know
we
have
you
know
the
entire
department
of
Boston
stands
for
youth
and
families.
That
has
really
you
know
been
supporting
us.
You
know
over
the
last,
you
know
number
of
months
as
well,
so
you
know
I
think
that,
on
with
that
structure
in
place
and
with
the
Commissioner
kind
of
really
just
pushing
to
make
sure
you
know,
this
alignment
is
as
strong
as
it
should
be.
One
denote
the
support
is,
you
know,
is
definitely
there
don't.
B
H
And
thanks
for
explaining,
where
the
sort
of
the
surplus
goes
because
I
didn't
know
that
until
until
this
hearing,
so
that's
very
helpful,
a
quick
question
on
sort
of
the
demographics,
so
obviously
the
programs
serve
15
to
18
year
olds.
What's
the
demographics
in
the
city
of
Boston
in
terms
of
the
number
of
youth
that
fall
within
that
range,
do
we
know
that
data.
H
I'm
always
curious,
you
know
the
percentage
of
young
people
in
the
City
of
Boston.
There
are
some
who
obviously
are
very
interested
in,
of
course,
getting
a
job.
It's
doing
something
over
the
summer,
some
summer
program
in
particular
something
all
year
round
and
usually
those
are
the
students
or
the
young
people
who
have
active
parents,
teachers,
mentors
some
are
dull
in
their
life
or
maybe
even
a
close
friend
thing.
Won't
you
go
get
a
job.
H
This
is
how
I
got
my
job,
but
I'm
curious,
how
many
young
people
we
don't
reach,
who
aren't
interested
in
programming
and
what
the
barriers
might
be
for
those
young
people
I
mean.
You
may
know
some
of
that
now,
but
I'd
love
to
hear
what
some
of
the
barriers
may
be,
because
I
imagine
with
the
population
of
young
people
in
our
city,
there's
a
gap
of
young
people
who
don't
come
to
our
community
centers,
who
don't
seek
out
opportunities,
jobs,
resources
for
whatever
reason,
yeah.
C
And
I
think
councilor,
it's
pretty
much
exactly
what
you
said.
You
know
we
have
young
people
that
you
know
may
not
connect
to
resource
and
opportunities,
primarily
because
you
know
they're
not
aware
of
them
and
they
don't
really
have
the
advocacy
or
the
support
to
be
able
to
do
so,
and
so
I
spoke
a
little
bit
earlier
about
us
really
beginning.
A
C
Focus
more
on
engagement
and
that
engagement
will
be
of
that.
You
know
underrepresented
in
that
disconnected
population.
So
we
are
looking
to
put
strategies
in
place
to
really
make
sure
that
we
are
reaching
we're
finding
out
who
those
young
people
are
we're
finding
out
what
services
are
available
to
those
young
people
and
then
we're
connecting
those
young
people,
whether
it
be
our
community
centers
to
our
jobs
programs
or
whether
it
be
really
just
you
know,
the
creation
of
new
opportunities
and
programs
for
those
young
people
and
council
and.
B
B
Honor
his
presence
in
my
life,
and
so
the
street
workers
are
very
important
to
me,
but
we've
also
utilized
the
street
workers
to
find
those
kids
for
sometimes
hanging
out
on
a
stoop
who
are
in
front
of
that
piece
of
shop.
We
sometimes
don't
have
that
connection
and
we've
utilized
them
as
well,
and
some
of
the
outreach
tactics
changes
this
year.
I
mean
Office
of
HHS,
especially
joy.
B
Pinot
is
here,
came
up
with
an
idea:
let's
go
into
the
into
the
school
cafeterias
and
let's
plot
ourselves
in
there,
and
let's
start
talking
to
the
kids
because
sometimes
that's
all
it
needs
it's
just
somebody
to
be.
There
kind
of
tell
me
that
this
is
a
wonderful
opportunity.
It
isn't
a
monstrous
process,
you
know
me
and
that
you
can
do
it
and
be
a
part
of
it
and
I
think
that
what
you're
going
to
find
is
that
Rashad
has
he's
coming
board.
We
have
been
reworking
for.
B
So
that
we
look
at
making
sure
that
every
position
has
a
level
of
engagement
responsibility
times
with
the
same
thing,
I
maxing
of
because
of
BC
YF
staffing
team
is
how
we're
going
to
be
better
engagers
in
our
community,
because
on
when
I
look
at
our
street
workers
and
I.
Look
at
some
of
the
stuff
that
we
do.
B
H
I
mean
I
think
about
just
when
we
see
incidents
of
violence
throughout
the
city
right
and
it
happens
everywhere
if
they're
gang
involved,
youth
or,
if
they're,
just
frankly,
a
young
person
who
just
as
angry
and
doesn't
care
about
themselves.
Of
course,
they're
not
going
to
care
about
others
how
you
engage
those
young
people
in
particular
into
certain
type
of
components,
certain
efforts
that
we're
doing
there's
certain
programs,
I
think
work
well
for
certain
type
of
youth,
and
then
there
are
others
that
don't
so
I
really
think
critically.
H
How
do
we
get
involved
with
you
know,
organizations
that
do
this
well
externally
or
folks
bring
folks
into
our
fold,
who
have
the
ability
to
develop.
Programming
like
this
I
mean
Street
workers,
fantastic
they're,
on
the
ground,
identifying
these
young
people
having
conversations
with
them.
They
often
know
their
history.
They
build
a
trust
but
they're
not
able
to
sort
of
create
a
program
right
for
these
young
people
to
consistently
attend
and
be
a
part
of
so
I'm.
Always
thinking
about
that,
so
it's
great
to
hear
about
some
of
these
barriers.
H
But
it's
also
great
to
hear
about
the
outreach
work
that
you
guys
are
doing
and
I
agree
with
you.
A
shot
engagement
is
key,
I
mean
sort
of
being
proactive
and
looking
for
them
versus
us.
Waiting
for
them
to
find
us
is
essential.
I
just
have
a
quick
question
about
pick,
so
is
pink
separate
from
success
link
and,
if
so,
how
who
do
they
serve?
I
mean
I,
think
it
was
3000
employed
by
the
pic
and
do
we
pay
pic?
Yes,.
F
C
May
know
counselor,
so
they
are
primarily
I'm
situated
within
Boston
Public
Schools.
In
fact,
they
have
a
pic
counselor
that
is
pretty
much
in
every
Boston
Public
School
and
they
connect
Boston
Public
School
students
to
internships
on
through
on
private
institutions
and
private
companies,
and
they
also
run
summer
jobs
programs
as
well
for
Boston
Public,
School
students.
Only
our
jobs
program
reaches.
E
H
C
H
How
much
money
this
B,
CF
v,
CF
e
cyf,
give
VCS
lose
b,
CF
e
cyf,
give
to
external
organizations,
so
I
think
like
last
year
during
budget
season,
I
think
ADSL,
for
example,
which
is
in
Dorchester
in
my
district,
got
a
small
amount
of
money
from
VCS.
Do
some
of
their
sports
program
of
the
summer,
so
curious
what
the
average
fund
or
amount
is.
D
D
D
D
D
They
give
us
they
have
to
invoice
us
for
the
money
and
provide
us
with.
You
know
what
they're
doing
with
the
money
in
making
sure
that
we're
aware
of
you
know
how
it's
being
spent
and
making
sure
it's
going
to
the
right,
the
right
qualifying
expenses.
So
they
give
us
reports
regularly
on
what
they're
doing
and
around
who
they're
serving
and
things
like
that
and.
H
H
D
H
Only
reason
I
asked
because
this
is
one
of
my
priorities-
is
pushing
the
city
not
just
having
and
say
be
cyf
for
workforce
development,
which
also
maybe
serve
some
organizations
that
serve
youth.
But
there
are
some
organizations
out
there
that
do
great
work
that
haven't
had
the
opportunity
to
apply
to
the
city
for
any
funding,
and
so
for
me,
I,
said
I'd
love
to
see
it
centralized
in
the
city
of
Boston's
budget.
H
D
Yep
and
the
mayor
makes
those
those
grants
available
to
them
again
nonprofit
organizations
for
the
summer
months
and,
like
I
said
we
get
quite
a
few.
Oh
yes,
we
get
quite
a
few.
Also.
We
also
partner
with
the
MBTA
to
offer
7,000
t
passes
for
both
July
and
August
that
we
we
distribute
across
the
city
to
all
sorts
of
nonprofits,
to
also
to
help
support
some
other
alternate
organizations.
D
H
H
G
D
D
May
be
the
amount
that's
remaining
I
said
it's
been
getting
spent
down,
I
believe,
but
we
could
also.
We
could
definitely
get
you
more
information
on
that,
but
I'm
pretty
sure.
There's
just
that.
Maybe
the
amount
that's
remaining
in
that
fund.
It
wasn't
something
that
that
was
growing.
It
was
a.
It
was
a
set
amount
that
was
been
being
spent
down
to.