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Commissioner says youth-ambassador program seeks county help to buy t-shirts for hundreds of students
Summary
Commissioner Manns reported that the county's youth-ambassador program — which he said serves roughly 675 students in grades 6–12 across 14 public high schools and participating private and cyber schools — will ask the county to buy event t-shirts; commissioners discussed whether the county should cover the full cost as the program grows.
Commissioner Manns told the Beaver County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 15 that the youth-ambassador program — focused on student mental health and wellness — will hold a program next Wednesday at CCBC and has asked the county to help purchase participant t-shirts.
Commissioner Manns said the program now serves about 675 students in grades 6 through 12 across 14 public high schools and participating private and cyber schools in the county, and he described the program as one of the county's larger student-collaboration efforts. He said the program's agenda will include suicide prevention, anti-bullying and social-media impacts.
During the meeting an audience member asked that staff publish the dollar amount the county spent on t-shirts the prior year; commissioners and staff discussed whether the county should continue to pay the full cost as the program grows and whether reserve funds intended for capital projects are the right source for recurring event expenses. A county official noted some costs for the event — such as lunches and transportation — are already covered by behavioral-health staff and school districts, while t-shirt and merchandise costs have come from county allocations in past years.
No formal budget amendment or vote was taken at the work session; commissioners said staff would provide additional information about expected costs when the program submits its request.
