January 27, 2000

To: Community Services Committee

From: City Clerk, Children and Youth Action Committee

Subject: Children's Advocate's Award for Best Practices

Recommendation:

The Children and Youth Action Committee reports, for the information of the Community Services Committee, that the Children's Advocate's Award for Best Practices, in an amount of $5,000, was shared jointly by the following two winners:

- Trinity Bellwoods Children's Group's CARE Program; and

- Jessie's Centre for Teenagers' Food for Two and Feed Me Too program

Background:

The Children and Youth Action Committee on January 17, 2000, was advised that Trinity Bellwoods Children's Group's CARE Program; and Jessie's Centre for Teenagers' Food for Two and Feed Me Too program were joint winners of the Children's Advocate's Award for Best Practices.

The following persons addressed the Committee:

- Mr. Craig Sisson, Trinity Bellwoods Children's Group/CARE program; and

- Ms. Jasmin Earle, Jessie's Centre for Teenagers' Food for Two and Feed Me Too program

The award was presented by Councillor Chow (Children's Advocate) and Councillor Saundercook

City Clerk

Children and Youth Action Committee

B.Bains

c: Mr. Craig Sisson, Trinity Bellwoods Children's Group/CARE program

Ms. Jasmin Earle, Jessie's Centre for Teenagers' Food for Two and Feed Me Too Program

Councillor Chow

Councillor Saundercook

Mr. Nizam Bacchus, Finance Department, Budget Services Section, Community & Neighbourhood Services, 6^th Floor, East Tower

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