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Mayor's Task Force on Persons with Disabilities
Youth and Community Development Committee
The Youth and Community Development Committee (YCDC) provides resources
for youth with disabilities. A person with a disability is one who
has a cognitive, psychological or physical impairment that substantially
limits one or more major life function such as seeing, hearing, walking,
learning or caring for one's self.
YCDC's purpose is to advise and assist the Mayor in all matters concerning
youth and disabilities, while also making recommendations to the City Council
on all matters relating to youth programs proposed by the YCDC.
Goals and Objectives:
- To assist in providing services to youth with disabilities. The
YCDC will work with various publics, private and not-for-profit
agencies will attend quarterly focus groups to examine service
needs, service gaps, barriers, and appropriate program models
and services.
- To develop Project One, a recreation network for youth
with disabilities. This project assists youth, ages
13-21, identify goals and develop life skills to live as
independent adults. The YMCA, Stockton Parks and Recreation,
Stockton Boys and Girls Club, Silver Lake Campgrounds, Stockton
Record, Stockton Library, Stockton Arts Commission and other
collaborating city and county departments and agencies. One
of the goals of this project will be to bring together children
and youth with and without disabilities to participate together
in a summer day camp program for 4 weeks, as well as other
social engaging activities to help build better awareness
and social development skills.
- To develop and implement community workshops regarding
serving individuals with disabilities. In collaboration with
the identified community entities, YCDC will provide a series
of workshops for the public, which will focus on education
and raising awareness, better integrating youth with disabilities
into existing city and county initiatives as well as addressing
ADA requirements for more inclusive programming. The
Workshop series will consist of, but will not be limited
to:
- Integrating young people with disabilities into your
educational and recreational activities and events
- Understanding the needs of youth with various types
of disabilities
- Helping emotionally and socially challenged young people
manage their behavior
- Inclusive programming for the youth with developmentally
disabilities.
- Employment and educational goal setting
- The relationship between nutrition and exercise to
healthier living for individuals with disabilities.
Future YCDC achievements will include the development of a directory outlining
pertinent community programs, activities and services related to youth
with disabilities (with separate coded listings to identify specific needs). This
will be in addition to the community resource booklet.
For more information, contact Julie LaLonde, (209) 937-8499
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