Search the word "YOUTH" on new Obama transition team ? site.
I just posted this question to the Obama transition team website's new "Open for Questions" feature, figured it was a good way to introduce an idea I wold like to promote, right here in River City.
The limit was 250 characters, hit it right on th number.
"Can you apply manhours generated by your student work-grant plan to develop neighborhood youth programs? Maybe dedicate some of the job-program stimulus package to fund and rebuild local recreation infrastructure, to facilitate the youth activities?"
Here's the gist of it.
Use the job stimulus AND the student service program together to build youth recreation programs, with the students managing the activities and the work crews repairing and renewing existing facilities and in some cases building new ones.
