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016 <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO IIL E <br />_ Information <br />Meeting Date: February 4, 2008 -Action Item <br />XX Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT: United Way Funding <br />DEPARTMENT: THANKS Program- Youth & Family Services <br />CONTACT PERSON: Brenda B. Potts, Social Services Director <br />REQUEST: Approval to apply for a $2,000 grant from United Way to provide <br />educational, training, and recreational activities for children and volunteers in the THANKS <br />Program. <br />SUMMARY: This funding source allows the THANKS Program staff to take the <br />children and volunteers on educational and recreational outings and to offer specific trainings for <br />the volunteers, therefore providing better service to the youth. Among some of the training topics <br />are: The Art of Listening, Gang Awareness, Working with the Abused and Neglected, ADHD and <br />Other Disorders, Raising Self-Esteem in Youths, and Planning for the Future - Career <br />Development. This grant would also allow them to provide training opportunities for the children to <br />help them deal with issues that affect teenagers. <br />BUDGET IMPACT: This grant does not require a match from the county. <br />ATTACHMENT(S): THANKS Mentoring Program Flyer <br />PUBLIC HEARING: No <br />PRIOR BOARD ACTION: N/A <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve request to apply for United Way grant in the amount of <br />$2,000 to be used for the THANKS Mentoring Program <br />of <br />