HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.4, Winter 2010 Teen Quarterly Report 19 �1►� AGENDA STATEMENT
`` V �� YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITEE
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MEETING DATE: April 28, 2010
SUBJECT: Winter 2010 Teen Quarterly Report
Report Prepared by, Frank Luna, Recreation Supervisor
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: Receive Report
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: The Parks and Community Services Department provides activities
to teens in the community that enhance their social, intellectual, physical and emotional development.
During the winter 2010 quarter, the Department offered Teen Events, Student Union and, the Teen
Website programs. Following is a summary of the Teen Events, Student Union, Teen Website and Youth
Fee Assistance programs.
Student Union
During the winter quarter, Session I of Student Union continued, which was reported in the fall 2009
quarterly report. Session II began in February, which the Committee will receive a report in the spring
2010 quarterly report.
Teen Events
The Department offers a variety of teen events that are specific to that age group. Due to the timing of
school events and holiday schedules only two events were scheduled during the winter quarter this year
including Broomball at Dublin Iceland and a Poetry Slam. In order to use Dublin Iceland, pre-registration
was required and the minimum was not met in time to secure the facility and the event was cancelled.
Only two people showed up for the Poetry Slam so the event was cancelled.
Teen Website
The purpose of the teen website is to promote and support a high quality of life for teens in Dublin, and to
improve communication with local teens regarding available programs, events, classes and services. The
number of visitors to the website during the months of December 2009 through February 2010 was 4,018
which was a 25% decrease over the prior year. The number of hits was 51,431. The number of hits is
calculated by every time the user clicks their mouse when using the website. The most popular page
visited was the jobs page which includes jobs websites throughout Alameda County such as
trivalleyjobs.com and calopps.org. The second most popular.page visited was the games page which has
various.online video games such as Frogger.
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Website Usage Comparison (statistics not available for Winter 2007)
Winter 2010 Winter 2009 Winter 2008 Fall 2007
Number of Visitors 4,018 5,418 2,586 1,894
Number of Hits 51,431 55,052 44,254 31,665
Youth Fee Assistance Program (New)
During the winter quarter, the City began accepting applications for the Youth Fee Assistance Program.
This scholarship program for youth from financially challenged families in Dublin is solely funded
through donations and fundraising. This promotes access to City recreation services for youth regardless
of economic ability. Applicants must meet certain HUD income level eligibility requirements for
Alameda County. Scholarships are awarded for up to 75% of the registration fee for any Department
program and can total up to $200 per youth in a twelve-month period. Following is a summary of the
program participation for the winter quarter.
Youth Fee Assistance Program Participation— Winter
Registration Type 2010
Total Applications Received 10
Youth Receiving Assistance 8
Amount of Scholarships $620
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Youth Advisory Committee receive the report.
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