Centralina WDB Youth Visit NC General Assembly

Two WIA Youth Selected to Speak to the Assembly

Desmound Allen and Jamar Still, Workforce Investment Act youth participants with Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency, represented the Centralina Workforce Development Board’s youth services during a recent visit to the NC General Assembly. North Carolina Youth Summit committee members and youth participants were able to sit in on the Education Committee meeting on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 in Raleigh.

Senator Tony Foriest (Alamance and Caswell Counties) gave special recognition to the NC Youth Summit visiting group and allowed a few comments. Jamar Still was asked to share the purpose of the NC Youth Summit with Education Committee members. The Senator and other committee members applauded the efforts of the Summit committee and welcomed them to the General Assembly.

The Education Committee adjourned and Senator Foriest took time to shake hands, answer questions, and talk with the Summit group. Attending youth wanted to know why their schools systems struggled financially, how they can go about having their voices heard on the local level, and much more.The group concluded the day with a tour of the Legislative Building. A total of 25 youth were present representing counties all across North Carolina. Centralina WDB Program Associate Natasha Pender accompanied the youth participants on their visit to Raleigh.

The Centralina Youth Council and the Centralina Workforce Development Board are extremely proud of all of our outstanding youth and very honored to have two of our youth address the Assembly. For more information on this event or on the Centralina Youth Council, please contact Natasha Pender at (704) 348-2725 or by e-mail at npender@centralina.org. For photos of the event and more details, visit the Centralina WDB Youth website at www.way2work.org.