BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA

FROM THERE, I BECAME INVOLVED WITH GRADUATING RESIDENTS, INSURING THEY HAD CHOSEN Attachment #2
AN AFFORDABLE APARTMENT TO MOVE IN THAT FIT THEIR BUDGET. I ASSISTED WITH
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EDUCATIONAL PLANS, SCHEDULING MEETINGS, AND SCHEDULING BUDGET/HOUSEHOLD
MANAGEMENT CLASSES, ETC.
IN CONNECTION WITH MY YOUTH PREVENTION PROGRAM, "DANCING COMMUNITY OF PRAISE,"
(DC) MANY OF THE STUDENTS I SERVICE LIVED IN LOW-INCOME AREAS AND AS I INTERACTED
WITH THEIR PARENTS, I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
LAST YEAR, I STARTED TO USE THE FACILITIES AT MARYLAND OAKS CROSSING FOR MY YOUTH
TO HAVE DANCE PRACTICE AND TO HOLD VOLUNTEER PROJECT MEETINGS. I HAVE LEARNED
MUCH FROM THEM AS WELL AND INTERVIEWED SOME FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES. I AM SCHEDULED
TO FINISH MY MASTERS PROGRAM IN COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN JULY 2014.
MY INTEREST IN JOINING THIS COMMITTEE STEMS FROM THE HEART I DEVELOPED JUST OVER
THE COURSE OF 4 YEARS. NOT ONLY HAVE I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED ISSUES THAT THOSE OF
A LOWER SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACE, I SIMPLY DESIRE TO HELP.
TO BE HONEST, WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, IT WAS NOT ACCEPTED
WITH PRAISE. I BELIEVE NO ONE REALLY TOOK ME SERIOUSLY. I UNDERSTOOD THEIR
REASONING FOR NOT DOING SO WHICH PUSHED ME TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION IN THE
SOMETHING COMMUNITY BASED. I AM SIMPLY LOOKING FOR MORE WAYS TO BECOME INVOLVED,
LEARN MORE, AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WHERE I RESIDE.
I OFFER NEW IDEAS AND CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE CAN PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK
WHICH WOULD ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. THE PRINCIPLE OF
RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE KEYS THAT CAN
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