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79 wiersze
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October 7, 1996
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Name Address City, ST Zip
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Dear Name:
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In the summer of 1993, the Marion County Commission on Youth began
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what can best be described as a "new era" in its history. MCCOY was
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reorganized as an independent, not-for-profit agency, separate from local
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government. It retained, however, the same mission with which it had been
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charged from its inception: to serve as a catalyst for effective,
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coordinated, and collaborative service delivery to youth in our
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community.
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For the past three years, MCCOY has been actively engaged in
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accomplishing this declared mission in cooperation with many others:
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youth service providers, youth, funding bodies, and interested citizens
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to name a few.
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We have met with a number of successes along the way, most notably the
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Summer Fun Line, the Metro Summer Bus Pass, and the development of ten
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neighborhood youth councils. A Providers Council and a Youth Coalition
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are building relationships that will hopefully bear great fruit in the
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years to come. The formation of The Community Academy, a pilot project
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directed at expelled students from local school systems, has come about
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as a result of MCCOY's efforts to mobilize community agencies in response
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to a pressing issue.
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McCoy is actively represented and working with numerous community
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collaborations where we regularly raise our voice to speak out for the
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inclusion of young people in both decision-making and program planning
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processes. One concrete example is a joint project undertaken in the
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United Northwest Area in partnership with The Junior League of
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Indianapolis and Community Partnerships with Youth from Fort Wayne,
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Indiana. As a team, these three organizations are working with
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neighborhood youth and adults to build a "Caring Neighborhood with Youth"
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, mobilizing the assets of young people and adults as partners to build a
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better neighborhood for all.
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Since its re-organization, MCCOY has established its unique niche
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within the community by refraining from direct service programming and
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focusing on what it does best: helping to identify youth needs, convening
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groups of individuals and organizations which can address those needs,
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and moving toward collaborative solutions. McCoy has only one interest:
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the well being of Marion County's young people.
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McCoy invites the support of The __ Company Foundation in the amount
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of $10,000.00 to support such activities as:
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---- the co-ordination of youth leadership training and youth
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empowerment efforts at the neighborhood level by means of
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neighborhood-based youth councils; ---- the promotion of youth employment
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opportunities; ---- the facilitation of ongoing discussions regarding
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effective and efficient youth service delivery;
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---- the provision of technical assistance and guidance to
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neighborhoods which seek positive youth-adult relationships;
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---- the development of community-wide supports for the positive
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growth of all Marion County young people.
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In the last several years, the business and corporate community has
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recognized that the positive development of youth is directly related to
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the development of a competent workforce. Youth who are supported and
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encouraged by both a family and a society that values
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Them have a much greater likelihood of becoming productive and
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contributing members of adult society. While we have made significant
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inroads, there remains much to be done and it is clear that we cannot do
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it alone. We seek the financial support of the Foundation to help us be
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successful in creating the atmosphere in our community where young people
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can grow and develop well. Your contribution will enable us to both
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continue and expand the good work we have begun in making Indianapolis a
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city famous for its commitment to youth and families.
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In our fund raising efforts to date, we have received the support of
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local government, foundations, and corporations as well as the personal
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financial commitments of individual MCCOY Board members. We believe there
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is no more appropriate time to have a coordinated and collaborative
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effort to financially support the services MCCOY offers to the community
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as a whole.
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Thanking you in advance for your support, we remain,
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Sincerely,
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John T. Neighbours Philip B. Roby President Treasurer
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John F. Brandon Executive Director
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