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Name of Your Organization:

[Books Education Learning & Life INC]

Overview of the Project - Please provide a brief description of the project.

[Our goal is to work with youth from underrepresented communities to help them learn the importance about recycling and climate change in their community.

Which of the following issues does your project address?

1. Issue 1 - Addressing Mental Health
2. Issue 2 - Preparation for College and/or Career
3. Issue 3 - Youth Advocacy Promotion

Youth Advocacy Promotion

Youth Engagement - Please explain how you will engage youth in the planning and implementation of the project.

[Our organization has established ties with various City elected officials in the Bronx through our works with the likes of Jamaal Bailey, Nathalia Fernandez, Michael Blake and speaking at community boards therefore we will use those means to promote and engage the youth]

Budget - Your total project budget must equal $20,000 to be placed on the ballot for a youth vote. Please provide a brief description of what the funds would be used for to successfully implement your project. You will also need to download, fill in, and attach a full budget using this template.

[Funds will be used to pay staff, purchase equipment and gift cards for youth who participate]

Timeline- Please describe the timeline for the implementation and completion of the project. All work for this project must be completed by June 30, 2021, which is the end of the city’s fiscal year and the deadline for the funds to be spent.

[Our program will start on February 20 2021 and ends on June 12 2021]

Project Activity Alignment - How does your project align with at least one of the following topics:

1. Leadership skills development: organizing & advocacy trainings
2. Stewardship of public spaces: public parks, transportation, etc.
3. Youth and student engagement
4. Civic education and advocacy
5. Community outreach involving residents that have been historically underrepresented in or underserved by city government and its processes

[Stewardship of public spaces: public parks]

What is your organization's area of focus?

1. Children and youth related
2. Advocacy and organizing
3. Arts and culture
4. Civic engagement
5. Education and literacy
6. Emergency management and disaster response
7. Employment and workforce development
8. Environment and sustainability
9. Faith-based
10. Food access
11. Health and medicine
12. Homelessness and/or affordable housing
13. Human rights
14. Human services
15. Immigrants and/or refugees
16. Justice related
17. Legal services
18. People with disabilities
19. Senior services
20. Women's issues

Children and youth related

Affirmations - Type \"YES\" below each statement to affirm that you are eligible to appear on the ballot for this process.

I confirm that my organization will be registered in the NYC Payee Information Portal and in PassPort, NYC’s online procurement system, in order to receive funding from the City of New York.

[Yes]

I confirm that my organization is able to front the costs of implementing this project. Organizations will be paid based on deliverables. 

[Yes]

Completion of Deliverables: I understand all deliverables must be completed by June 30th, 2021.

[Yes]

I understand a condition of funding includes submission of a final report upon project completion, and participating in a debrief session with the CEC.

[Yes]