[Mayor's Youth Council on January 14, 2025.]
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SO TODAY IS TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH.
IT IS 6:31 PM AND THE YEAR IS 2025.
OUR SECRETARY WILL TAKE ATTENDANCE RIGHT NOW.
IS AUDREY HERE? ARIAN? NO, SHE'S ON THE MEETING.
WAIT, MS. JACKSON? I WASN'T ON THE ATTENDANCE LIST, SO, OKAY.
DO WE HAVE A QUORUM CHAIR? UH, YES WE DO.
UH, SO NEXT, UH, WE HAVE TO APPROVE THE MEETING.
UH, APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING.
UH, AUDREY, UH, CAN YOU, AT YOUR VIRTUAL, CAN YOU SPEAK AND CAN YOU APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING? YEAH, I APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING.
DID THAT GO THROUGH
UM, AS A CHAIR, I HAVE NOTHING.
AUDREY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN.
UM, I ALSO DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD AND MYSELF, I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.
UM, I HAVE NOTHING MUCH OTHER THAN, UM, THE HOLIDAY SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT.
UM, GOING BACK TO 2024, UH, AND, UH, LET'S MAKE IT A GREAT SECOND SEMESTER.
AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ADD IN TERMS OF YOUR EXECUTIVE REPORTS.
I KNOW WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR.
AND FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO THE VERY FIRST MYC MEETING OF 2025.
UH, WE'RE ALREADY OFF TO A GREAT START THIS YEAR.
I'M SUPER EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF YOUR FACES AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
SO IN TERMS OF YOUR EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORTS ON THE NEXT MEETING, I INCLUDED IT ON THE AGENDA AND WE'LL FOLLOW THE AGENDA PRETTY CLOSELY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW.
SO, I INCLUDED THE REPORTS, BUT I UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU ALL DON'T HAVE MUCH AT THE VERY TOP OF THE YEAR.
SO LET'S MOVING ON TO FOLLOW THE AGENDA, UH, WITH THE ADVISOR UPDATES.
SO, FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO SAY, WHICH I'VE ALREADY SAID IS WELCOME.
UM, I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE, UM, THAT WE KEEP IN THEME WITH OUR THEME FOR THE YEAR, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE A COUNCIL, UM, THAT IS REMAINING MOTIVATED, UM, MAKING SURE WE'RE REACHING OUT FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE, UH, HONING OUR SKILLS AND OUR, UH, CAPABILITIES OKAY.
FOR, UH, BEING ABLE TO SERVE AS THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL.
UM, IN TERMS OF UPDATES, I'D LIKE TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL AWARE, WHICH THIS IS SOMETHING I ACTUALLY SENT OUT TO YOU ALL PREVIOUSLY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THE, UH, MARTIN LUTHER KING, UH, DAY OF SERVICE.
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OF THE TREMENDOUS, UM, LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. KING, UH, WE ARE PARTICIPATING AS OUR SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT FOR JANUARY, UH, IN THE MLK DAY OF SERVICE, UH, VOLUNTEERING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON.ALSO, UH, OTHER PARTNERS INCLUDE THE VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM, UH, WITH MR. ROMAN AGUILAR FROM THE OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, THE PARKS AND REC, UM, IS ALSO A PART OF THAT, UH, PROJECT.
AND SO THE PROJECT WILL, UH, WE'LL BE CLEANING UP AND, UH, REVITALIZING MOODY PARK, UH, WHICH IS LOCATED ON FULTON STREET.
I REALLY DIDN'T THINK THAT WE HAD A NEED TO VOTE ON THIS SINCE THIS IS OUR SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT FOR, UH, JANUARY.
ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WANT TO INCLUDE IN THIS, UH, NOTICE IS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL, UM, IF WE ARE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT, WE GO AHEAD AND WE, UH, SEND THAT, UH, TO ME.
WE NEED TO RSVP SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE, UH, THE CORRECT NUMBER OF LUNCHES AND THAT WE, UH, KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY, UH, MYC MEMBERS WOULD BE PARTICIPATING.
SO, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A, A PAUSE, SINCE WE DID GET THIS EMAIL, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A WEEK AGO, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A PAUSE AND JUST LOOK AT THE NUMBERS OF THOSE THAT ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, UM, IN THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT FOR JANUARY.
UH, BY SHOW OF HANDS, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T SAY THAT BY SHOW OF HANDS.
UM, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING LIKE? OKAY.
I, EVERYONE WHO KNOWS FOR SURE THAT THEY CAN AND WILL MAKE IT.
SHOULD WE ALSO EMAIL MS. JACKSON? YES.
YOU CERTAINLY MAY EMAIL THAT WORKS AS WELL.
UH, CAN YOU KEEP THEM RAISED REAL QUICK? MM-HMM
IF YOU CAN LIKE, UH, PUT A HAND UP ON THE TEAMS MEETING.
ONE PERSON WHO'S ONE PERSON, ONE PERSON WHO DID THAT.
UH, IF ANYONE ELSE LIKE CAN OR LIKE KNOWS THAT THEY'LL MAKE IT, JUST DO THAT.
UM, AND THEN ALSO, LIKE, SAY YOUR NAME SO TO I CAN GET IT DOWN.
AM RUTHA, MARY, SOPHIE, JAMES, AARON, JUSTIN ZANNA.
I GUESS LIKE EVERYONE WHO'S A MAYBE OR THAT MIGHT JUST BE ME.
ARE YOU, UH, ALRIGHT, I, THAT'S FINE.
UH, ANYTHING ELSE MS. JACKSON? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I, I GAVE YOU THE TIME ON THAT.
IT'S 8:00 AM TO ABOUT NOON ON JANUARY 18TH, AND I ALSO SENT THAT INFORMATION IN THE, UH, IN THE FLYER, UH, TO YOU AS WELL.
UM, LUNCH AND T-SHIRTS, UM, WILL BE PROVIDED.
UM, I'D LIKE TO SAY THE SOONER OF COURSE THAT WE GET OUR NUMBERS TO THEM, UM, BECAUSE THERE ARE QUITE A FEW, UM, PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THIS MLK DAY OF SERVICE EVENT AT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON.
UM, SO, OR AT THE, UH, MOODY PARK.
SO IF YOU CAN GET, UM, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET THOSE NUMBERS TO THEM, WE CAN DEFINITELY SECURE, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR T-SHIRTS FOR SURE.
AND IF NOT, WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE LUNCH FOR SURE.
'CAUSE WE'RE A PART OF THE VOLUNTEERS AS WELL ON THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MLK DAY OF SERVICE PROJECT? UM, BY ANY CHANCE, COULD I BE CHANGED TO A MAYBE? OH YEAH.
UM, SO, UH, ANOTHER EVENT THAT I HAD SENT OUT, UH, TO YOU ALL, UM, WAS THE GULF COAST WORKFORCE BOARD, UM, THAT'S HOSTING THEIR TWO PART SERIES AND THEY'RE HAVING A STUDENT SESSION AND THEY'RE ALSO HAVING A SESSION FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP.
UM, THE SERIES PROVIDES VALUABLE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO EMPOWER STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS ALIKE IN PREPARING FOR FUTURE CAREER SUCCESS.
AND I SENT THIS OUT, THIS EVENT IS LIKELY NOT GOING TO WORK FOR YOUR SCHEDULE, UM, BECAUSE IT IS, YOU KNOW, DURING THE DAY.
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WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET OUR REGRETS SENT SO THAT WE CAN OFFER SOME OTHER STUDENTS WHO MIGHT LIKE TO BE A PART OF THAT EVENT.UM, WE CAN, UH, MAKE SURE, BUT RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVE A TABLE PARTICIPATING, UM, IN THIS GULF COAST WORKFORCE BOARD, UM, EVENT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT EVENT THAT WERE NOT ANSWERED BY THE FLYER THAT I SENT OUT? NO.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE EVENT.
UM, LIKE ABOUT LIKE THE FUNCTION OF THE EVENT, HOWEVER, UH, SAY LIKE COLLECTIVELY, COLLECTIVELY, UH, IF WE DECIDE LIKE, HEY, IF WE JUST SAY, UM, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE THE CITY OF HOUSTON, WE'LL LIKE WRITE OUR LIKE EXCUSE LIKE LETTER OR LIKE WHATEVER, I DON'T KNOW, DOES THAT LIKE WORK IF WE SURE.
IF COLLECTIVELY LIKE WE DECIDE.
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, JAMES.
I WILL DEFINITELY GET AN ANSWER, UH, TO YOU BECAUSE SOME OF YOU THAT MIGHT WANT TO ATTEND WOULD DEFINITELY BE, NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET, UM, SOME SORT OF EXCUSE OR NOTE THAT OF WHAT YOU'RE PARTICIPATING IN.
SO FOR SURE, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT PARTICULAR EVENT? UM, I DIDN'T SAY THIS, BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE I, I KEEP SAYING THE SAME THING.
YOU ALL ARE DOING REALLY AMAZING WORK, UM, IN YOUR COMMITTEES, WHICH WE'LL HEAR ABOUT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
UM, YOU'RE DOING GREAT WORK IN YOUR, IN YOUR COMMITTEES AND WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2025.
UM, SO BIG, BIG, BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF YOU DOING, UM, WORK IN YOUR COMMITTEES AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE CONTINUING TO HAVE YOUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS, UM, EVEN THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS YOU HAD YOUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS, WHICH WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS, UM, ON KEEPING YOUR COMMITTEES GOING.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DO IS, UM, GIVE A CALL OUT TO THE CHAIRS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE SENDING IN YOUR ROSTERS AND SENDING IN YOUR MEETINGS, UH, YOUR, FROM YOUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
SO MAKE SURE YOU'RE SENDING ME THE, UM, MINUTES FROM THE MEETINGS AND ALSO SENDING THE ROSTER OR ATTENDANCE.
SO WHO WAS IN ATTENDANCE, WHO WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE, AND YOU'RE COMPLETE ROSTER OF WHO SHOULD BE IN THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
UM, THAT WAY WE CAN KEEP, UH, RECORDS OF ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND, UM, ACKNOWLEDGING THOSE THAT ARE DOING THE WORK IN THE COMMITTEES.
ANY QUESTIONS? THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOUR INBOX.
OH, BEFORE I UPDATE YOU ALL ON THE INBOX, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I UPDATE YOU ON THE BADGES.
SO MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED YOUR SECURITY BADGE AND THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE NOT, UM, HAVE SUBMITTED TO ME YOUR FORMS, YOUR SECURITY FORMS. SO YOU'LL BE IN THE NEXT ROUND OF BADGES THAT WE GET COMPLETED AND YOU'LL GET YOUR, UH, SECURITY BADGE COMPLETED SO THAT YOU CAN JUST SWIPE IN FOR MEETINGS AT, UH, CITY HALL ANNEX.
SO, UH, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT I GET THAT COMPLETED FOR YOU ALL.
THERE ARE JUST A FEW MORE, UM, THAT DID NOT GET THEIR BADGES COMPLETED.
UM, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOUR INBOXES.
UM, A FEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD LIKE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL, SOME OF WHICH, UM, MARY WILL SPEAK ON, UH, WHEN SHE TALKS ABOUT, OR WHEN SHE UPDATES US ON THE EDUCATION EQUITY COMMITTEE.
UM, BUT THERE ARE A FEW THAT I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF.
I'LL BE SENDING YOU AN EMAIL, UH, REGARDING, UM, OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND.
JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ALL THAT.
UM, WE WILL HAVE A GUEST SPEAKER FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND AT OUR FEBRUARY 11TH MEETING.
AND, UM, UH, THAT WILL BE MS. SHANNON THOMAS AND SHE WILL BE PRESENTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MYC TO COLLABORATE.
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD, UM, TO RECEIVING THAT INFORMATION.
AND SHE'LL ALSO BE PARTICIPATING OR JOINING IN ON THE MEETING FOR FEBRUARY 5TH FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE.
SHE'LL BE JOINING THAT MEETING AS WELL, MS. JACKSON? UM, YES.
WOULD THAT BE ABLE TO, UH, COULD THAT BE LIKE AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LIKE SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS, LIKE ONE OF OUR LIKE FEW SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, JUSTIN, BECAUSE WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN GET THE INFORMATION AND SHE'LL PRESENT TO THE GROUP AND THEN YOU CAN DECIDE, UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, WE'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO EVERYONE SO IT'S A FULL SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE ENTIRE GROUP CAN PARTICIPATE IN, NOT JUST THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE.
UH, LET ME MAKE SURE I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES FOR YOU ALL.
UM, ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO IN YOUR INBOX, UM, YOU KNOW, DURING OUR MEETINGS WE UTILIZE THE AUTHORITY OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.
SO THERE WILL BE A TRAINING THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOUR INBOX, UM, SO THAT WE CAN TAKE PART IN THAT TOGETHER.
BE SURE IF YOU NEED INFORMATION ON THE, UM,
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GULF COAST WORKFORCE EVENT, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO EMAIL ME OR GIVE ME A CALL AND I'LL PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.AND RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES.
I PROBABLY COME AT THE END WITH SOMETHING THAT I THINK OF, BUT RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, SORRY IF YOU ALREADY WENT OVER THIS WHEN I WASN'T HERE.
UM, WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE WORKFORCE SOLUTION MEDIA RELEASES FOR? THANK YOU.
SEE, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I MISSED.
UM, THAT'S, SO IF YOU ARE A PARTICIPATING, UM, IN THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS EVENT THAT NYC HAS BEEN INVITED TO, TO PARTICIPATE IN, UH, YOU, WE WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE MEDIA RELEASE FORM.
AND I HAVE THOSE FORMS PRINTED OUT AT THE TABLE.
SO IF YOU DECIDE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT EVENT, AND IS ANYONE LOOKING AT THE DATE OF THAT EVENT? THAT'S JANUARY 29TH.
AND LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND.
SO THE STUDENT SESSION IS FROM 8:00 AM TO 12:00 PM AND LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THAT EVENT.
AND OF COURSE, AGAIN, YOU'LL NEED TO COMPLETE THE MEDIA RELEASE FORM AND YOU WOULD JUST SUBMIT THOSE FORMS TO MY EMAIL OR IN PERSON.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
SO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE? YES.
A, UH, SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS.
SO STARTING UP, UH, CAN WE HEAR FROM JUSTIN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE? OKAY, THANK YOU FOR PASSING THE MIC.
SO, WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE, WHILE WE HAVEN'T BEEN AS PRODUCTIVE AS SOME OF THE OTHER COMMITTEES, LIKE JUST WANNA COMMEND YOU GUYS, LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING, UH, WE ORGANIZED A WELL CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF ORGANIZING A PARK CLEANUP AT THE WOODLAND PARK IN THE HEIGHTS ALONG THE BUFFALO BAYOU ON FEBRUARY 16TH.
AND I THINK, GEEZ, I GOTTA CHECK, I GOTTA CHECK MY EMAIL.
I DIDN'T OFFER A TIME TO THEM SO IT WOULD BE FLEXIBLE, BUT WE COULD DO MORNINGS SO IT'S NOT AS HOT.
BUT IF IT'S REALLY LIKE COLD THAT DAY, WE COULD DO AFTERNOON.
BUT COULD I GET A SHOW OF HANDS TO SEE WHO MIGHT BE FREE ON, UH, FEBRUARY 16TH? OKAY.
SO I REMEMBER
EVERYONE, INCLUDING MYSELF, RAISE YOUR HAND, OKAY'S YOUR WORK.
AND I WILL, UH, SEND OUT AN EMAIL REPLYING ALL TO THE EMAIL CHAIN ABOUT THAT ELSE.
AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA START ROLLING OUT MAYBE ANOTHER SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND LATER THIS MONTH.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING THAT JUSTIN JUST SAID? UH, SEEING NONE, WE'RE GONNA GO ONTO THE EDUCATION EQUITY COMMITTEE.
UH, CAN WE HEAR FROM MARY? YEAH.
SO WITH THE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY COMMITTEE, WE HAD A MEETING, UM, YESTERDAY WHERE WE SORT OF FINALIZED OUR SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT.
AND SO WE ARE GOING TO BE PARTNERING WITH THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY MAYOR'S, HOUSTON MAYOR'S OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE HOUSTON CITY OF YOUTH AMBASSADOR, CITY OF HOUSTON YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO AID IN TWO MAIN ASPECTS.
SO THE FIRST ASPECT WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON IS THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FAFSA WORKSHOPS.
SO PRIMARILY WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IS THAT THE HPL HOLDS THESE, UM, FINANCIAL AID FAFSA WORKSHOPS ON FEBRUARY 6TH, NO, FEBRUARY 8TH, FEBRUARY 15TH, AND FEBRUARY 22ND.
SO AFTER THEIR REGULAR PROGRAMMING, THEY DEDICATED ONE HOUR ALLOTTED TO THE MYC ED EQUITY COMMITTEE WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING ON SORT OF A YOUTH PERSPECTIVE ON THE COLLEGE APPLICATION, PRO PROCESS AND COLLEGE READINESS.
SO THAT'S OUR MAIN FAFSA SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT.
AND IF ANY OF YOU GUYS WOULD WANT TO HELP PRESENTING, YOU CAN DEFINITELY EMAIL ME OR MS. JACKSON.
I KNOW WE HAVE A GOOD NUMBER FROM THE ED EQUITY COMMITTEE, SO THAT'S GREAT.
AND THEN SECONDLY, OUR MAIN, UM, SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT IS GOING TO BE AIDING THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UM, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN CREATING A YOUTH, UM, COLLEGE READINESS GUIDE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW, BUT THE CITY OF HOUSTON, DEPARTMENT OF OF EDUCATION PUBLISHED A YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH GUIDE THAT SORT OF INCORPORATED A LOT OF YOUTH FORCES.
SO WE'RE SORT OF GOING TO BE MIMICKING THAT AND HAVING, UH, A LOT OF YOUTH FROM THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS AND YOUTH IN THE ED EQUITY COMMITTEE WRITE ONE TO TWO PAGE WRITEUPS ON DIFFERENT COLLEGE READINESS TOPICS THAT WERE VETTED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
AND THEN, UH, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS GOING TO
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FACT CHECK THAT, VET THAT, AND THEN COMPILE THAT INTO A GUIDE WHICH THEY ARE GOING TO PUBLISH.AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF DISTRIBUTING, DISTRIBUTING THAT TO DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS.
SO, UM, THESE ARE OUR TWO MAIN PROJECTS FOR THE ED EQUITY COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW.
AND IF ANY OF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO SORT OF HELP PRESENTING DURING HELP PRESENT DURING THE FAFSA WORKSHOPS OR HELP WRITE US WRITE A WRITE UP ON A SPECIFIC COLLEGE READINESS TOPIC, FEEL FREE TO LET ONE OF US KNOW.
I KNOW MS. JACKSON, IF YOU WANNA ADD ANYTHING ELSE, THAT'S NO PERFECTLY WELL SAID.
UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE YOU, WE CAN SEND OUT THE DATES YEAH.
FOR THOSE THREE DIFFERENT DATES.
SO, YEAH, SO, UM, FOR THE FAFSA WORKSHOPS, THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE BE ON FEBRUARY 8TH ON THE, UM, I KNOW I HAVE, I HAVE ALL THE DATES SET OUT, BUT PRIMARILY THE FEBRUARY 15TH ONE IS ON IS AT THE STELLA LINK HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THE FEBRUARY 22ND ONE IS AT THE A ALE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE FEBRUARY 8TH ONE IS AT THE PARKWAY PLACE, HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SO WE'LL SEND ALL OF THAT OUT AND PRIMARILY IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE A TWO TO THREE HOUR TIME COMMITMENT IF YOU WANT TO HELP.
AND, UM, JUST TO ADD, UH, TO THAT INFORMATION, UM, SO IF YOU CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MARY, IF YOU SELECT TO HELP ON FEBRUARY 15TH YEAH.
YOU WILL BE HELPING THE CITY OF HOUSTON YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO YES.
THEIR ACTIVITY WHICH THEY'RE FACILITATING AT THAT EVENT.
SO THE ONLY PRESENTATION DATES ARE ON FEBRUARY 8TH AND FEBRUARY 22ND.
ON FEBRUARY 15TH, WE'RE GOING TO BE AIDING THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS WITH THEIR SPEED NETWORKING ACTIVITY.
SO THAT'S NOT REALLY A PRESENTATION OPPORTUNITY.
AND IF YOU WANT TO HELP US WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, YOUTH COLLEGE READINESS GUIDE, THAT IS, I CAN SEND YOU OVER A LONG LIST OF TOPICS THAT WERE VETTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ED AND YOU CAN JUST PICK ONE AND WRITE A QUICK WRITEUP ON THAT.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S GOING TO BE THROUGH, AROUND THE END OF JANUARY.
SO YEAH, CAN WE GET A SHOW OF HANDS ON WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED OUTSIDE OF THE EDUCATION EQUITY COMMITTEE AND PARTICIPATING IN THIS? I THINK IT'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS IN THE HOUSTON AREA.
SO I'M NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH MY CALENDAR, BUT WHAT DAYS OF THE WEEK WOULD THOSE WORKSHOPS BE ON? I BELIEVE THEY'RE ON FEBRUARY 8TH IS A SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH.
I'LL HAVE TO CHANGE MY YES TO A MAYBE.
AND THAT'S FROM 11:00 AM TO AROUND, UM, ONE TO 2:00 PM THAT THAT IS A GOOD TIME THOUGH, RIGHT? OKAY.
I'M NOT SURE IF Y'ALL CAN SEE THE OH, YEAH, I'LL LET, I'LL LET COLIN GO.
I'M NOT SURE IF Y'ALL CAN SEE THE VIRTUAL, LIKE US, LIKE RAISING OUR HANDS, BUT ME AND AUDREY HAD OUR HANDS RAISED FOR THE, UM, EDUCATION EQUITY COMMITTEE COMMITTEE.
SO, SORRY COLIN AND AUDREY, WE, WE HEAR YOU NOW.
DID Y'ALL HAVE A QUESTION OR NO, I WAS JUST SAYING LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL SEEN OUR HANDS RAISED, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS LIKE A LIST TAKEN, BUT AUDREY AND I HAD OUR HANDS RAISED TO LIKE, PARTICIPATE.
NO, THEY'RE JUST SAYING TO COUNT THEM IN, LIKE, UH OH, YOU WANNA PARTICIPATE? OKAY.
YEAH, YOU'VE INCLUDED THEM ON THE LIST.
AND AS A SIDE NOTE, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU GUYS TO CHECK OUT THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH GUIDE ON THE DEPARTMENT, HOUSTON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
THAT'S SORT OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE MIMICKING WHEN WE GET THAT PUBLISHED.
SO YEAH, I WILL BE SURE TO BRING THE BOOK YEAH.
UM, TO THE NEXT MEETING SO YOU ALL CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE AND I'M ENCOURAGING ALL OF YOU IF YOU CAN, TO PARTICIPATE.
I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY IN SCHOOL, BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS.
SO, UH, OH YEAH, GREAT WORK FROM THE EDUCATION EQUITY COMMITTEE.
UH, CAN WE HEAR FROM HELEN ABOUT THE VOTER ENGAGEMENT? MY BAD.
UM, SO KO'S NOT GONNA BE HERE, SO I'M GONNA BE TAKING OVER, BUT, SORRY.
SO WE FIGURED OUT OUR SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT, WHICH WE'LL BE WORKING WITH AILEY VOTES DURING THE, THEIR SUMMER CONFERENCE, UH, AT THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER.
THE SPECIFIC DATE, WE'LL BE JUNE 14TH AT THE AILEY SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.
AND WE'LL BE KIND OF WORKING ON THAT.
WE'RE STARTING TO BRAINSTORM IDEAS AND WE WILL HAVE A MEETING NEXT WEEK WITH TOMMY, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF AILEY VOTES, TO KIND OF BRAINSTORM NEW IDEAS FOR THE, UM, SUMMER CONFERENCE.
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HAD IS TO DO VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES, ALONG WITH LIKE, JUST GENERAL RESOURCES AT, UM, LIKE SMALL CHARTER SCHOOLS TO REGISTER AROUND LIKE 90% OF THEIR SENIORS INSTEAD OF OUR ORIGINAL SERVICE PROJECT ON MLK DAY.DO YOU WANT ANYTHING TO ADD, DANA? THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT, UM, WHAT HELENE JUST SAID? UH, ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE.
SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON FINALIZING THE SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS.
AT THE LAST MEETING IN DECEMBER, WE MAINLY SPOKE ABOUT DOING AN EVENT OR A PROJECT WITH THE HOUSTON YOUTH AMBASSADORS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY'RE LOOKING TO PUSH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH EVENT INTO OCTOBER.
SO BECAUSE WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND KNOW WE'RE HOPING TO DO A COUPLE OF PROJECTS, WE'RE LEANING BACK TOWARDS THE CARD MAKING ACTIVITY.
AND AT THE LAST MEETING YESTERDAY, WE TALKED ABOUT POSSIBLY DIFFERENT PLACES THAT WE COULD MAKE CARDS FOR AND ALSO INCORPORATING DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE CARDS AND POSSIBLY DONATING THEM TO LIKE SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AS WELL AS FIRST RESPONDERS LIKE FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE INSTEAD OF JUST HOSPITALS LIKE WE HAD ORIGINALLY TALKED ABOUT.
ALSO, WE'RE PLANNING ON TALKING WITH MS. JACKSON TO SEE IF WE CAN ALSO DO THE PODCAST BECAUSE WE HAD PREVIOUSLY SPOKEN ABOUT DOING LIKE A MENTAL HEALTH PODCAST 'CAUSE WE KNOW LIKE IN PAST YEARS THAT HAD BEEN DONE AND JUST KIND OF EXPANDING UPON THAT.
BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO IDEAS THAT WE'RE HOPING TO FINALIZE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
SO WE CAN START SOMETHING IN FEBRUARY.
AND, AND I'D LIKE TO ADD, UM, TO THAT INFORMATION.
SO MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IS IN MAY, AND SO I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU MENTIONED THE PODCAST.
UM, I, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE LAST YEAR.
UM, IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU'LL BE SEEING IN YOUR, YOUR INBOX, I'LL BE SENDING YOU INFORMATION FIRST FUNNELING THROUGH, OF COURSE, THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE.
YOU'LL BE RECEIVING INFORMATION MORE ON THE PODCAST AND ALSO ON, UH, THE YOUTH-LED MENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN THAT MAY ALSO BE A COLLABORATION WITH THE HU CITY OF HOUSTON, UH, YOUTH AMBASSADORS, WE'RE DOING QUITE A BIT WITH THAT GROUP.
THERE'S, THEY'RE REALLY IMPRESSIVE AND, AND QUITE BUSY.
UM, SO WE'LL BE DOING SOME PARTNERSHIPS WITH THAT GROUP FOR MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL IN ADDITION TO THE PODCAST.
UM, WE'LL ALSO BE TAKING PART, UM, IN A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN ONLINE, UM, AND ALSO SENDING RESOURCES TO SCHOOLS FOR COUNSELORS.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT INFORMATION IN YOUR INBOXES AS WELL.
ANY QUESTIONS? SORRY ABOUT THAT.
UM, YEAH, SO SEEING, SEEING THAT ALL THE COMMITTEES HAVE REPORTED, AND WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THE, UH, MLK DAY OF SERVICE PROJECT, UM, FROM MY END, THERE'S NOTHING THAT I, THERE'S NOTHING THAT I NEED TO SAY FOR THE MEETING AND I DON'T WANNA WASTE TOO MUCH OF Y'ALL'S TIME.
UM, SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN IF EVERYONE'S OKAY WITH THAT.
WAIT, I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION.
UM, SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS JUST CAME TO MIND NOW, BUT, UM, HELENE, UM, Y'ALL'S, UH, SERVICE PROJECT, WOULD THAT BE OCCURRING LIKE THIS UPCOMING SUNDAY? LIKE MARTIN LUTHER KING? SO THAT'D BE LIKE AT THE SAME TIME? NO.
SO, UM, FOR OUR SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT, ORIGINALLY WE HAD A MLK JUNIOR DAY, UH, WORKSHOP PLAN.
BUT SINCE THAT'S, UH, REALLY, REALLY CLOSE, WE WILL BE PUSHING THAT BACK AND JUST COLLABORATING WITH AI VOTES DURING THEIR SUMMER EVENT.
BUT WE WILL START LIKE BRAINSTORMING AND ORGANIZING THE WORKSHOP LIKE THESE UPCOMING MONTHS.
SORRY, I THINK I JUST MISHEARD YOU, BUT THANK YOU.
UM, I ALSO HAD A QUICK QUESTION.
COULD I, UM, COULD EVERYONE WHO SAID THEY WANTED TO HELP WITH THE FAFSA WORKSHOPS RAISE THEIR HAND AGAIN? POSSIBLY SO I CAN GET THAT DOWN SO I KNOW WHO TO EMAIL.
AND THEN CAN EVERYONE WHO SAID THEY WANTED TO HELP WITH THE YOUTH COLLEGE READINESS GUIDE RAISE THEIR HANDS? OKAY.
COULD SOMEONE TAKE A PICTURE OF MY PHONE IS DEAD.
CAN WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE ONLINE TOO? MARY? OH YEAH.
HELLO? JUST, JUST, JUST TAKE A PICTURE OF EVERYONE.
SO, UH, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE ADJOURN? UH, SO YEAH, SEEING NOTHING, UM, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK BEFORE WE ADJOURN, SO SORRY.
ADEQUATE, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO, AND NOT TO PUT ANYBODY ON THE SPOT, UM, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST GO AROUND THE HORSESHOE AND ASK YOU ALL
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WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR IN 2025 WITH THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL OR JUST CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OR IN YOUR COMMUNITY? IS THERE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON THAT YOU, THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO? ANY VOLUNTEERS TO START? LOOK AT THAT.SO I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA NECESSARILY GET THIS DONE WITH OUR FEBRUARY SURFACE LEARNING PROJECT, BUT DEFINITELY WITH THE NEXT ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE LIKE LITTLE KIDS.
LIKE, LIKE NOT LIKE I WOULD LIKE TO GET LIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED KIDS, LIKE MORE INVOLVED IN LIKE THE ENVIRONMENT AND LIKE MAYBE BIRDWATCHING, LIKE MAYBE JUST LIKE CLEANING UP TRASH, LIKE THE LOCAL PARK IF WE DO A REPEAT OF THAT, UH, SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS.
BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REALLY NICE THING TO DO WHEN, LIKE, I FINISHED OFF MY TERM WITH THE MYC.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SAY, UH, ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO LOOKING FORWARD TO WAS I DIDN'T REALLY SAY IT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE EDUCATION EQUITY SINCE THERE'S NO LONGER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, BUT LAST YEAR WE DID THE UTE TRIVIA NIGHT AND I THINK ME AND UH, ARIAN WANTED TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR AND MAKE IT A BETTER HIT.
SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS DO RUN THE BACK THIS YEAR AND SEE WHERE IT CAN GO WITH IT.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN DOING THE YOUTH TRIVIA NIGHT? YEAH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
UH, I THINK I'M JUST, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LIKE WORKING WITH A, TO A TON MORE ORGANIZATIONS, UH, LIKE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR, UH, CITY OF HOUSTON YOUTH AMBASSADORS AND JUST KIND OF LIKE MEETING A LOT MORE SUPER LIKE ENGAGED PEOPLE AND, UM, IMPACTING AS MANY COMMUNITIES AS WE CAN.
UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW LIKE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DEFENSE FUND, UM, AND ALSO IN EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.
UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO REALLY LIKE SPEARHEADING OUR, OUR GUIDE AND SENDING IT OUT AND DISTRIBUTING IT, UM, TO HOUSTON.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE INTERSECTION MAYBE BETWEEN DIFFERENT COMMITTEES SUCH AS LIKE THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE.
SO MAYBE MORE LIKE EVENTS BETWEEN TWO COMMITTEES OR EVEN THE, UM, EDUCATION EQUITY COMMITTEE AND THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE.
I THINK THERE COULD BE LOTS OF POSSIBLE UPCOMING COLLABORATIONS THAT WOULD REALLY, YOU KNOW, FURTHER THE IMPACT THAT WE'RE DOING IN THOSE COMMUNITIES.
UM, YEAH, I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY, UM, I'M EXCITED SINCE I KNOW THAT WE'VE PUT A LOT OF WORK IN, UM, INTO LAYING SORT OF LIKE THE BONES AND LIKE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMITTEES AND OUR PROJECTS.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW THOSE COME TOGETHER IN THE NEW YEAR AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET, UM, TO PLANNING MORE THINGS.
SO I'M, I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND THEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEES FOR THE SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS.
AND THEN I'M ALSO EXCITED TO, UH, LIKE MEET NEW PEOPLE.
ALSO, LIKE PART OF THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS PROGRAM.
I'M ALSO EXCITED TO LEARN STUFF MYSELF 'CAUSE I THINK I CAN LEARN SOME MORE THINGS WITH THESE SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS.
GOING ALONG WITH A COMMON THEME THAT EVERYONE'S KIND OF BEEN SAYING HERE, UH, ALONG THE HORSESHOE.
UM, AT LEAST FOR 2025, I'M PRETTY REALLY EXCITED JUST TO SEE HOW LIKE ALL THESE PASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS, UH, GET TO, UH, COLLECTIVELY BE IN A SPACE AT THE SAME TIME DOING THESE SLPS, UM, THAT ENABLE THEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGHOUT THEIR COMMUNITIES.
AND, UM, AND WITH THAT ACTUALLY, UH, IMPACT, UH, PEOPLE MAYBE ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL, UH, FOR EACH SLP.
AND, UM, I THINK FRANKLY THAT'S WHAT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT GOING INTO THIS SECOND, UH, SEMESTER, UH, OF THIS YEAR.
UH, I WAS LATE TO THE PARTY, SO GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.
I'LL TRY IT AGAIN SINCE, ALL RIGHT.
UH, SO ONE THING I'M EXCITED ABOUT, I DID NOT GET TO HEAR THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE REPORT, SO I'LL BE GLAD TO GET A LITTLE BRIEF HERE.
I WON'T, UH, FROM WHOEVER IS THE CHAIR, HELLO THERE.
LOOK FORWARD, LOOK FORWARD TO WORK WITH YOU, HOWARD.
UH, I DO KNOW LAST YEAR, I THINK THIS SEMESTER WE DID LIKE A CON A CONVERSATION, UH, THAT WAS STREAMED HERE AND I THINK AIRED ON HTV.
UH, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE THAT AGAIN.
I THINK WE COLLABORATED WITH SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR YOU ALL TO, UH, LEAD THAT CONVERSATION ON, UH, TOPICS THAT WERE INCLUDING LIKE FINDING YOURSELF.
AND I THINK I, I'LL SHARE, ACTUALLY SHARE THE LINK FROM LAST YEAR, UH, IN THE GROUP FOR THOSE WHO HAS NOT SEEN THAT CONVERSATION FROM LAST YEAR.
SO I'LL BE SURE, I'LL BE SURE TO SHARE THAT.
AND, UH, I, I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE COLLABORATION OF,
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UH, COMMITTEES.IT'LL BE LIKE A, A COOL DISNEY CROSSOVER EPISODE.
SO I THINK THINK WE CAN WORK WITH THAT.
SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS SEMESTER AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
EVERYBODY GO FIFE, YOU'RE QUIET.
I'M GONNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
UM, I GUESS I'M GONNA REPEAT WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ALREADY SAID.
I'M REALLY EXCITED, ESPECIALLY FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL, UM, JUSTICE COMMITTEE, LIKE OUR DIFFERENT SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS.
AND THEN ALSO SOMEONE ELSE SAID LIKE THE BLENDING OR THE CROSSOVER.
I THINK A LOT OF DIFFERENT DUAL KIND OF SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS CAN BE DONE BECAUSE, BECAUSE OUR COMMITTEES ARE KIND OF TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH KIND OF THE SAME THING.
AND I LIKE THE WAY IT'S ABLE TO PICK ALL OF OUR INTERESTS AND USE ON ALL OF OUR OWN PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO KIND OF MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
SO YEAH, I HAVE SOMETHING, UM, I'M EXCITED TO SORTA, UM, SEE HOW WE CAN DRAW IN PEOPLE THIS YEAR.
I FEEL LIKE LAST YEAR THAT WAS KIND OF A STRUGGLE AND I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF ENERGY IN THE COUNCIL AND I JUST FEEL LIKE, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE FUN TO LIKE JUST REALLY GET INVOLVED IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND KIND OF PUBLICIZE ALL OF OUR COOL EFFORTS WE GOT GOING ON.
UM, JUST KIND OF FOLLOWS UP WITH WHAT JAMES SAID, BUT I'M JUST EXCITED BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE BEING IN THE COUNCIL SO FAR I'VE BEEN ABLE TO LIKE MEET SO MANY INSPIRING PEOPLE AND LIKE HEARING ALL OF YOUR IDEAS HAS REALLY INSPIRED ME TO LIKE, UM, ACT MORE UPON LIKE WHAT I FEEL NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO GET TO KNOW ALL OF YOU MORE THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR WHAT THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE IS GONNA DO THIS SEMESTER.
I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF THE IDEAS THAT WE'RE GRAVITATING TOWARDS ARE ONES THAT LIKE WE'VE HAD IN MIND FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW.
SO ACTUALLY LIKE INITIATING IT AND LIKE WORKING WITH SCHOOL CLUBS I THINK IS GONNA BE VERY FUN.
I, I GUESS FOR ME, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THE HOUSTON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 'CAUSE THAT TOOK A LOT OF EMAILS AND A LOT OF CALLING.
SO, UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THEM TO PUBLISH CREATING THE YOUTH GUIDE AND PUBLISHING IT.
UM, THIS YEAR I THINK SOPHIE MADE A GREAT POINT LIKE ABOUT, UM, COMMITTEES JOINING TOGETHER AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND I'M ALSO REALLY EXCITED FOR THE VOTER ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE BECAUSE, UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO WORK WITH THE SMALLER SCHOOLS THAT DON'T GET AS MUCH ATTENTION AS THE BIG SCHOOLS DO.
UM, I THINK DEFINITELY ECHOING OFF WHAT EVERYONE SAID, I AM VERY EXCITED TO SEE HOW ALL OF THE COMMITTEES COLLABORATE AND THEN ALSO A SHAMELESS PLUG FOR SOMETHING I'M DOING NEXT MONTH, WHICH I'M VERY EXCITED FOR.
SO I'M WORKING WITH UNICEF FOR, UM, YOUTH ADVOCACY TRAININGS.
SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN JOINING THAT, UM, I CAN SEND OVER THE LINK WHEN I GET IT.
YEAH, KIND OF JUST PIGGYBACKING, UH, OFF OF WHAT EVERYONE SAID, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE LIKE WHERE WE GO WITH OUR COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE LIKE, UM, US COLLABORATING WITH DIFFERENT ORGS AND USING OUR CONNECTIONS TO MAKE EVEN A GREATER IMPACT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED FOR THIS YEAR.
AGAIN, I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH BOTH THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE TO MAKE AN IMPACT BOTH ON MY DISTRICT LEVEL AND AS THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING AND ALL THE WORK THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IN 2025.
I'M SUPER EXCITED TO CONTINUE AND WORK WITH ALL OF YOU, UH, BRIGHT YOUNG PEOPLE.
UM, YOU'RE DOING AMAZING WORK IN YOUR COMMITTEES.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU AND ALL THE EFFORTS, UH, THAT YOU'RE MAKING IN YOUR COMMITTEES AND LOOK FORWARD, FORWARD TO 2025 AND CONTINUING TO DO GREAT WORK.
UH, ONE MORE THING THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD CLAP FOR.
I THINK THAT LIKE, WE'RE A COUNCIL IN A SENSE, LIKE KIND OF, UM, A SECOND HOME, SECOND FAMILY TYPE THING.
AND SOMETHING THAT FAMILY MEMBERS DO IS CELEBRATE EACH OTHER.
AND I'D LIKE EVERYONE TO GIVE A REALLY, UH, WARM ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR JUSTIN LEHE, WHO RECENTLY GOT INTO STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
SO THEN, UM, ANYWAYS, SEEING THAT THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, UH, TO SAY AT 7:10 PM UH, JANUARY 14TH, UM, I ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
I ADJOURN THIS, UH, MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL MEETING.