SB+20

Topic: Criminal Justice
 * SB 20**--**Youth Centers in Gang Cities

Sponsors:** LPolasky(CO-R), ABurton(MS-R), JShutack(FL-R)


 * Purpose:** To keep the youth in major gang cities, out of gangs by providing a place to feel included, accepted and pre-occupied with other activities.
 * Keep youth out of gangs
 * Decrease the amount of youth voilence
 * Decrease the amount of teen drug use


 * Eligibility-** All youth in gangs or in danger of joining a gang can come to the facility. The youth are able to come between hours and become occuiped, with actitivites and other teens. They are not to engage an gang-like activities while there. Youth in the city or close to the city are allowed to attend. The facilities are to be placed in New York City, Detroit, and Los Angeles.


 * Terms and Benifits-** The youth will stay out of trouble by becoming occupied by using facilities. They will meet other youth and feel more included. The facility will be open all day and night. The teens are not to live in the faciltiy only to use to help the teens with their life. They will have a volenteir speaker that will teach them important lessons.they willl be like mettings or conferances. This is not to be treated like a day care for the youth. They should be transported themselves to and from the faclitly. The facility will keep the teens out of gangs, voilence, and illegal drugs.

Equiment - 1.5 million --- Buying old warehouses for facilities Labor --- $0 -- None Energy Resourses --- $2,320 - Electricity, Water, Heating/Cooling Education --- $0 None Marketing -- $7388.00 -- Posters in local schools Transportation -- $10,000 - Trucks to transport interior building supply Legal $0 - None Other - $66,630.00 -- Paint, carpet, Pool Table, 5 Computers, Phone,TV, Variety of Sports Balls, Furtinure Set
 * Category** **Amount** **Description**
 * Total= 1,586,338.88**