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Council member Stevens emphasizes the importance of investing in youth employment
2:30:46
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Council Member Althea V. Stevens concludes by emphasizing the critical importance of investing in youth employment programs as a means of crime prevention and public safety enhancement. She argues that these investments are essential for the well-being of young people and the community at large.
- Stevens stresses that $60 million for youth employment programs is a small investment compared to the costs of juvenile detention and lost opportunities.
- She references a recent tragic incident involving a 16-year-old girl to underscore the urgency of supporting youth.
- The council member commits to advocating for the $60 million funding request for these crucial programs.
Althea V. Stevens
2:30:46
$60,000,000, that's all we asking for.
2:30:51
It's our money.
2:30:53
So thank you.
2:30:55
I mean again these things are really important to me because again looking at how our numbers are rising in juvenile detention numbers, and this is an investment and I say this regularly, if we invest in our kids on the front end we won't have to invest in them on the back end and 60,000,000 is a lot less than we have to pay when they're in rackers or when they are you know not able to get jobs because of other things and mistakes and so for me this is an investment and so 60,000,000 is not a lot of money to make sure that we're supporting our young people because it's necessary and needed.
2:31:25
I mean I know a lot of folks heard we had a shooting where our 16 year old girl was killed last week, like these are the things that we have to make sure that we're investing in so these things aren't happening.
2:31:35
So I will continue to fight for this and 60,000,000 is the number you're asking, I'm gonna put it on my list.
2:31:40
So thank you.
Daniel Weisberg
2:31:41
Thank you.
2:31:44
Thank you Councilmember Stevens.