Code of the District of Columbia

§ 2–1581. Youth Development Plan.

The Mayor shall oversee the implementation of District’s Youth Development Plan, which has been designed to:

(1) Increase the quality of coordination and collaboration among all stakeholders to deliver city-funded youth services;

(2) Advance the positive youth development philosophy and policy approach;

(3) Effectively implement youth violence prevention and intervention strategies;

(4) Provide for consistent and sustained investment in the city’s youth guided by positive youth development; and

(5) Directly impact upon challenges affecting adolescent youth and disconnected youth.