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Home My WebLink AboutIR 6916 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 6916 N�,RTf RfO �ejjEx��-E40Rl To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 8, 1984 u Subject: PROJECT "YO SOY" '073 During the summer and fall of 1982, the Fbrt Worth Independent School District (FWISD) and the City of Fort Worth collected information which indicated that youth gang activities were occurring in Fbrt Worth, pre- dcmi.nantly in the Diamond Hill and Northside neighborhoods. Neither the seriousness of the problem nor the number of youths involved was known. A meeting was called on November 18, 1982 with representatives from the City Manager's office and FWISD staff to discuss this problem. A task force was appointed to study the problem and identify possible ways to address the youth gang problem. The task force reported that sufficient evidence indicated that problems involving youth were increasing in the Diamond Hill/Northside areas. Furthermore, youth groups, or "gangs", were identified by name, meeting places, and territory. The task force recommended that specific steps be outlined to address the youth problems and that the entire community be involved in addressing these problems. In response to the task force reccomendations, the Fort Worth Police Department submitted an application to the Criminal Justice Department ( of the Governor's Office for funds to establish a Juvenile Gang Unit within the Youth Division of the Police Department. The City's Housing and Human Services Department received funds from the Community Development Block Grant Jobs Bill to implement a two-year program and a portion of the CDBG funds were used to provide additional funds for the Juvenile Gang Unit. The Fbrt Worth Independent School District assigned a school employee to work in the schools located in the Diamond Hill area. Implementation of Project "YO SOY" officially began with a press confer- ence held by the Mayor, School Board Vice President, Superintendent of the FWISD, City Manager, and the Chief of Police, where the objectives of the project were outlined. "YO SOY" is Spanish for "I am' and it is the acronym for "Youth Organized to Serve Our Youth." Project "YO SOY" is based on the concept that the problems faced by the youth of our com- munities, can only be solved by a collaborative effort by the FWISD, City of Fort Worth, service-providing agencies, the business community, and the citizens. The Board of Trustees of the Tarrant County Youth Collaboration which is made up of over fifty youth-serving agencies, voted to work with Project "YO SOY." The Collaboration has established an agency committee to develop strategies to increase the level of services in the North- side/Diamond Hill area. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER - FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 6916 - p.2 N Pif AF p EiOR, To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 8, 1984 + rExA`' Subject: PR� u Yo SOY u ei3 The Advisory Council of Project "YD SOY" (membership list attached) has approved five objectives which the Advisory Council will work to implement and are listed below: A. Review current procedures which address the problems experienced by youth and identify barriers which prohibit the full solution to the problems; B. Improve the neighborhood image; C. Encourage the business ca munity's involvement in employment and capital investment decisions which may aid in the solution to problems; D. Assist in identifying resources for projects which are needed to address the problems; E. Support the establishment of a treatment center for inhalant abusers. The Advisory Council has divided these objectives among three cannittees to develop activities to achieve the approved objectives. The City Council will be kept informed about issues that are discussed and activities that are being implemented. Additional information will be provided upon request. Robert L. Herchert City Manager RLH:kc n ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER - FORT WORTH, TEXAS PROJECT "YO SOY' YOUTH ORGANIZED TO SERVE OUR YOUTH C ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS Ms. Linda Barker Mr. Harold McPeak Executive Director Manager Tarrant County Youth Collaboration Seminary South Center 4701 West Rosedale 653 Seminary South Fort Worth, Texas 76107 Fort Worth, Texas 76115 731-8681 927-8459 Mr. Ward Bogard Ms. Gloria Narvaez Northside Area Council of Fort Worth Mexican American Chamber Chamber of Commerce of Commerce 222 West Exchange, Suite 235 2015 North Houston Fort Worth, Texas 76106 Fort Worth, Texas 76106 625-7066 625-7271 Mr. Pedro Enriquez Mr. Tony Narvaez Chairman Vice Principal Diamond Hill Diamond Hill High School 1208 DeRidder 1411 Maydd`l.l Fort Worth, Texas 76106 Fort Worth, Texas 76106 626-8077 626-2866 Mr. Candalario Flores Ms. Linda Pavlik Chairman Fort Worth Citizens Organized Near Northside Against Crime 2409 Columbus P.O. Box 470514 Fort Worth, Texas 76106 Fort Worth, Texas 76147 626-0042 731-9519 Mr. Sam Garcia Ms. Delores. Ramirez Community Leader Committee Representative 4832 James Avenue North Tri-Ethnic NAC Fort Worth, Texas 76115 2320 Pearl 921-2636 Fort Worth, Texas 76106 624-9109 Mr. G. K. Maenius Manager Judge Harold Valderas Crime Reduction Program of 233 District Court Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Civil Court Building 700 Throckmorton Fort Worth, Texas 76196 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 334-1794 336-2491 Judge Manuel Valdez (Chairman) Mr. Galen McCune 300 West Belknap President Fort Worth, Texas 76196 North Fort Worth Bank 334-1438 P.O. Box 4390 Fort Worth, Texas 76106 625-1131