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Recommendation to receive and file the 2006 Commission on Youth and Children’s Annual Report and Profile Update 2006, of Long Beach Youth and Children. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Commission on Youth and Children (CYC) submits for your review the 2006 Annual Report for the period January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006. The Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine, Citywide Youth and Special Services Division, has provided staff support for the CYC since its inception and has prepared the 2006 Annual Report, which includes the following:
. Commission Membership
. Objectives, Function, and Structure
. Highlights of Community Involvement at the Local, Regional, Statewide, and National Levels
. Committees and District Level Youth Advisory Councils
. Guests and Public Speakers
. Action Items
. Attendance Records
. Budget and City Personnel Assisting the Commission
. Profile Update, 2006, of Long Beach Youth and Children
. Recommendations
The Annual Report also includes the Profile Update, 2006 of Long Beach Youth and Children (Profile), a tool designed and developed in accordance with the Education and Youth component of the City Strategic Plan 2010, and intended to assist in measuring the well-being of the Long Beach youth and children, as well as the CYC's progress to positively impact youth. The initial publication of the Profile was in January 2004, and was submitted along with the CYC's Annual Report 2004.
The Profile is the first update to the baseline data published in 2004. The data collection was supported by the implementation of a citywide Data Partnership. The current profile now identifies original base line data (2002), along with new data (2004 or later), and therefore reflects rates for change over the period measured, for most indicators.
The Profile contains an Executive Summary, basic demographic information on Long Beach Youth and Children, and measurements of indicators which support five positive outcome areas adopted by...
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