Youth and Education

Youth & Education Committee Chair:

Chair: Cesar Ortiz

Youth & Education Mission Statement:

"The Youth and Education committee is comprised of Community Board members and representatives from youth and community groups throughout the district.  Our mission is to advocate for and do our best to provide for funding, programs, and policies that help youth to secure a college education, careers of their own choosing, and economic stability for themselves and their families.  Our educational activities should seek to encompass all learners, both youth and adult including our English as a Second Language Learners and our special needs learners.  We advocate for academic excellence in all of our schools.  We advocate for and do our best to provide knowledge of social justice issues that affect our community so that residents are better able to address them in productive ways. We seek to develop a networking relationship with the district’s parochial, proprietary schools and colleges, and moreover, to assist schools in getting needed city services.  We strive to give direct voice to the youth and assist the East Harlem Youth Council, and other youth groups in any way possible consistent with our mission."