TITLE
Recommendation to request the Commission on Youth and Children review the current after school programs offered throughout the City of Long Beach and make recommendations to the City Council on how after school programs can be improved and/or expanded in the City in order to better serve our youth;
Request the Commission on Youth and Children include in their analysis the following elements and report back to the City Council:
• The number of youth we have in the City of Long Beach;
• The benefits of after school programming for our youth;
• The number of working families where both parents work
outside of the home;
• The need for children to have a safe place to go after school
where they are presented with learning and/or play
opportunities;
• After school programs in highly dense neighborhoods with
historically high crime rates;
• Proximity from the school site to the after school program site;
and
Request the recommendations made by the Commission include non-fiscal options such as changing program hours or offering different programs in order to promote variety.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact with the delivery of this report.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
SUZIE PRICE
COUNCILWOMAN, THIRD DISTRICT
LENA GONZALEZ
COUNCILWOMAN, FIRST DISTRICT
SUJA LOWENTHAL
VICE MAYOR, SECOND DISTRICT
AL AUSTIN
COUNCILMAN, EIGHTH DISTRICT