[applause] supervisor campos: thank you. >> my name is dorian webb women's initiative. we are here in the mission on valencia. for every dollar donated to the organization, we generate $30 to help low income women start their own businesses. within two years of women going through the course, their

[applause] supervisor campos: thank you. >> my name is dorian webb women's initiative. we are here in the mission on valencia. for every dollar donated to the organization, we generate $30 to help low income women start their own businesses. within two years of women going through the course, their assets and income tripled. i think this is a wonderful organization. if small business growth is not a priority, if helping women within the community is not a priority, is seeing low income women rise up the ladder of success is not a priority, i would like to know what is. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you. we honored the women's initiative at the board of supervisors. they do an incredible job of empowering women, many of them low income, some victims of domestic violence. many are immigrant women. we see success story after success story. i do knownot know if anyone woud want to say something about our commitment to that kind of entrepreneurship on the part of women or groups who have traditionally not have the opportunity to have that kind of success. we're seeing

maria elena, roberta turmah, rosita rojada, dorian webb. those are the first four names. [inaudible] >> i am melena herrerra. i am part of the bernal heights program. i am here to tell you about the after-school program and what it does for the youth. we go to school. what do we have to do after? we can go walk around. we have after-school programs with things we enjoy. they have activities. we are building our knowledge outside of school. it also ties in with violence. that is something we do not want to have a lot of in the city. this is our community. after-school programs kind of cuts it down. think about it, if we do not have after-school programs, where are we going to go? we need things that make us happy. we go to school. we work hard. we want fun things to do after. how about if we need help after? it is a place we feel safe at. why would we get rid of something that helps and builds our community? thank you. [applause] >> that is an excellent question. one of the agencies that deals with a lot of the after-school programs is the department of children, youth, an