We will be congratulating all of these working youth and that will be on january 24, 2015. Thank you very much, i appreciate your time. Thank you. We do have Public Comment. Sonya, carole bach, kirk griems. If you can come forward, please. Cmon up. Good morning, commissioners, my name is sonya, with San Francisco Park Alliance. As part of the Program Parks alliance is in full support of the program. Stewardship is one of the missions of the Park Alliance and program creating lifelong park stuarts for San Francisco and committed to revitalization to the expansion of the bay trail and the park system to the southeastern neighborhoods. As we work to ensure access to parks and open states to all residents in San Francisco we are creating these lifelong stuarts to ensure a more Sustainable Future for the park system. Thank you. Next speaker . Good morning, commissioners, im carole back with the port of San Francisco and im the port project manager for the park. Im so pleased to have the opp
Lasting commitment to the park within the Southeast Community that it was intended to serve. I think that the fact that in only 3 years, the first members of the first two classes have gone on to leadership or Employment Opportunities within the recreation and parks or elsewhere is really a testament to the fact that that deeper and continuing commitment to the communities and the parks is is being accomplished. The port is happy to support the greenagers. Its been a fantastic partnership for us and we look forward to their receipt of this grant and continue strengthening of the program. I would also like to echo kimberlys invitation that you come out in january as having participated in the past, its a fun and really inspiring event and the greenagers are an amazingly Energetic Group of teens. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Hello, month i name is jackie flynn. The executive director in the program in San Francisco and we work with the greenagers program and every week we provide and
Saturday at maclaren park, second saturday and take turns at facilitating meetings at various locations throughout other neighborhoods and they find research and use the project space to what they find. They meet with teens in their own age and lead a lot of crucial skills, teamwork and environmental education. We find this to be a creative natural career path for future opportunities within our own department, Apprenticeship Program and developing leaders in this field. Greenagers earn a stipend monthly as the 501 c partners. They have a lot of fun with the blue water nation and camping trip and they host a launch a day at the park. Some of our alumni have been recognized as the bound youth summit and Youth Opportunities including the task force for the playground. Since 2012, over 20 High School Students have graduated from the greenagers program and donated services to over 25 parks and open spaces and over 27 events in the southeast district. In 2014, greenagers were featured and a
And continuing commitment to the communities and the parks is is being accomplished. The port is happy to support the greenagers. Its been a fantastic partnership for us and we look forward to their receipt of this grant and continue strengthening of the program. I would also like to echo kimberlys invitation that you come out in january as having participated in the past, its a fun and really inspiring event and the greenagers are an amazingly Energetic Group of teens. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Hello, month i name is jackie flynn. The executive director in the program in San Francisco and we work with the greenagers program and every week we provide and participate in life changing experiences. Every Year High School students inundate my office all year long seeking opportunities. Greenagers is an opportunity to learn and explore our city and allows them to think about their community and become active leaders in their community. I have had the opportunity to work with the recr
Parks in particular because you were willing to help us keep the park open on the weekends. That was going to be the time when we didnt think it could happen. You put your money where your mouth is in the sense that you will provide the staff and allow the park to be open. Thank you. Thank you, next speaker, please . Good morning. My name is leslie, the associate executive director for the central ymca in the tenderloin and on behalf of the ymca in San Francisco we are very very excited to be part of this huge partnership with so many organizations. The central ymca is extremely excited to be able to support the success of the park with so many hours of programming per week. We are excited to make this a very Inclusive Park for seniors and adults and you. I wanted to extend the support. Next speaker. Hi, im with the tenderloin safe passage, one of the organizations at boeddeker, safe passage is about a Community Effort to build a culture of safety in the tenderloin and we have done tha