Wednesday, February 27, 2008

NLR Youth Services Named Best Practices

Congratulations To NLR Dept. of Youth Services 2/27/2008

North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays has announced that the Office of Youth Services under the leadership of Youth Services Director Braye Cloud and former director Steve Nawojczyk has just received the distinction of being named as one of the Best Practices on At-Risk Youth and High School Dropout Prevention by the U.S. Conference of Mayors Research/Education Foundation.

The Office of Youth Services is featured in the January 2008 publication of Best Practices as one of the 74 best programs in only 28 states relating to U.S. city’s approaches to multiple youth related programs, including successful efforts to proactively prevent gang development and combat gang violence in our city.

The work of the Youth Services Office provides support to the Office of the Mayor, City Council, and other city department on a continuum of issues relating to the city’s youth. Two years ago, Mayor Hays appointed the Youth Services Advisory Council (YSAC), a group formed under the auspices of the Youth Services Office to foster collaboration and participation among city departments, school district, youth service agencies and social service partners to better address the needs of our city’s youth.

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