Members of White House Council for Community Solutions Continue Youth Listening Tours Across the CountryThird session in Houston on May 16 is one of several with Jon Bon Jovi; Previous sessions have included Atlanta, GA (May 13) and New Orleans (April 29); Upcoming visit to New York City planned for late MayWASHINGTON, May 16, 2011 -- As previously announced by The White House Council for Community Solutions, Council members Jon Bon Jovi and Michael Kempner (CEO of MWW Group) are currently hosting a series of youth listening tours at various community-based organizations across the country. In Houston, TX this Monday, May 16, Jon Bon Jovi will again engage young Americans and community leaders in candid conversations to determine where efforts are most needed. On Monday, the session will be hosted at SEARCH Homeless Houston and attended by the youth they serve as well as young adults from Goodwill Houston, Community in Schools and Gulf Coast Trades Center. The Houston visit is the third listening session in a series that first began in New Orleans on April 29, 2011 and attended by youth who have been served by local organizations Cafe Reconcile, Liberty's Kitchen, Youth Empowerment Project and Tulane Drop In Center. The second visit occurred on Friday, May 13 in Atlanta at the Goodwill Career Center and attended by Chris Kids and Visions Youth Leadership Academy. Currently, less than half of young Americans have the education, training and skills needed to compete in today's workforce by age 25. President Obama established the White House Council to bring all sectors together – individuals, business, community organizations, philanthropy, and government – to identify solutions to pressing issues, help young people succeed, and make lasting progress on our national priorities. The Council listening tour adds to the White House's broader effort to engage young people nationwide through youth roundtables. After the roundtables, youth participants can submit their most pressing issues and most inspiring solutions to the White House's Your Future, Your Solutions: 100 Youth Strategies to Win the Future website atwww.whitehouse.gov/youngamericans. This effort enables the administration to hear directly from young people about the challenges they face and connect participants with Obama Administration officials through conference calls, web chats, and other opportunities. Established in December 2010 by President Obama, the White House Council for Community Solutions will focus on an issue with critical near-term and long-term consequences for our nation's health and economic strength – the responsibility of our society to ensure adolescents and young adults are prepared to live productive and prosperous lives. The Council is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service. More information about the WHCCS can be found atwww.serve.gov/council. Your Future, Your Solutions: 100 Youth Strategies to Win the Future is an effort that enables the administration to hear directly from young people about the challenges they face. The initiative connects participants with Obama Administration officials through conference calls, web chats, and other opportunities. For more information go towww.whitehouse.gov/youngamericans. COUNCIL CHAIR: COUNCIL MEMBERS Diana Aviv Paula Boggs Jon Bon Jovi John Bridgeland Jim Canales Scott Cowen John Donahoe Michael Fleming David Friedman Mark Gearan Jim Gibbons Laurene Powell Jobs Michele Jolin Michael Kempner Steve Lerner Maurice Miller Norman Rice Kristin Richmond Judith Rodin Nancy H. Rubin Paul Schmitz Jill Schumann Bobbi Silten Bill Strickland COUNCIL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: SOURCE White House Council for Community Solutions RELATED LINKS
May 17, 2011 4:41am ET by Pressparty
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