LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 35th Anniversary of the Orange
County Youth Bureau

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that the quality and
character of life in the State of New York is indelibly enriched by the
faithful and untiring efforts of those organizations, and their leader-
ship, who devote their purpose to promoting and serving the public need;
and
WHEREAS, From time to time, society calls upon these organizations to
be recognized for the significance of their contributions and efforts to
serve this great Empire State; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commemorate the 35th
Anniversary of the Orange County Youth Bureau, to be celebrated on
Thursday, June 6, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Determining the effectiveness of contracted service through
monitoring and evaluation is the key responsibility of the Youth Bureau;
the Children & Family Services Plan (CFSP), which is a five year plan of
service provision written by a Planning Committee including a variety of
key stakeholders, in collaboration with not-for-profits, youth, schools,
community and county agencies, identifies youth program assets and needs
in the county, with strategies to address the area need; and
WHEREAS, The Plan is then implemented through continued networking
with these same groups; it is only with that Plan in place, that support
becomes available to Orange County from the New York State Office of
Children and Family Services; and
WHEREAS, The Orange County Youth Bureau and Cornell Cooperative Exten-
sion have partnered for the past 14 years to educate, strengthen and
build capacity in the system of youth development and service providers
serving youth and families in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, These illustrious organizations have accomplished this
through three training tools: Advancing Youth Development, AYD Basics,
and Strengthening Organizations through Youth Development; and
WHEREAS, The methodology consists of developing and maintaining a
cadre of skilled facilitators, individual training of agency core staff
and organizational assessment and training of agency policy makers in
Positive Youth Development (PYD) principles and practice; and
WHEREAS, Orange County Youth Bureau staff have co-presented with
Cornell Cooperative Extension youth development staff over the years;
they have also facilitated or presented exclusively for various
projects, and continue to be a resource for other county departments and
youth development initiatives; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is pleased to have this opportunity to
recognize the Orange County Youth Bureau for its unwavering commitment
to the young citizens of Orange County, as it provides an uncompromising
standard of excellence in the delivery of superlative community service;
and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Orange County Youth Bureau; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Orange County Youth Bureau.