larken shares a contract to operate the multi-centers and we are very much aware to increase the children'sfund from 18-24. i wanted to emphasize one other critical point that has occurred on the children's fund and that is primary supporter of an excellent nationally known continuum by the non-profit community. it's really the backbone of your non-profit community of serving children youth and families. as you probably know we run the biggest juvenile division in town originally funded by the state office of criminal justice and subsequently by there e other county agencies before it ended up at bcyf. hulker berry is still the only one licensed in town when the junior probation was asked to cut the budget. they cut hulk el berry house and speaking of funding we wouldn't have a crisis and shelter. the key in the location that the money does meet primarily. >> thank you very much. any other member of the public who would like to comment? seeing none we can close public comment. i want to thank everyone for coming and want to thank maria sue and superintendant carranza and i see young lee. th

. >> good afternoon, i'm jefferson fellow, speaking on behalf of larken street services. even though it's a larger organization that helps youth across this city, i'm speaking from my very humble perspective from the corner of the city in the haight. item -- i'm from a tiny space. each day i would serve about 75 youth. i'm speaking on behalf of the disconnected transitional age youth and the need for additional services and funds directed for those individuals. around buena vista park and golden gate park we are ready to make bold steps and looking to employment and which as you have already discussed which i'men encouraged to hear conversation around the hot team that a lot of those issues that are important to the work that i'm doing i have already discussed that we are ready to meet people who are ready to take that step. right now there is a dearth in terms of mental health services. everyone knows with my staff, for everyone that comes there is a waiting time for maybe to get into a treatment facility might be a matter of months and anyone in the works would know tha

larken shares a contract to operate the multi-centers and we are very much aware to increase the children'sfund from 18-24. i wanted to emphasize one other critical point that has occurred on the children's fund and that is primary supporter of an excellent nationally known continuum by the non-profit community. it's really the backbone of your non-profit community of serving children youth and families. as you probably know we run the biggest juvenile division in town originally funded by the state office of criminal justice and subsequently by there e other county agencies before it ended up at bcyf. hulker berry is still the only one licensed in town when the junior probation was asked to cut the budget. they cut hulk el berry house and

if you envision the west side entrance on larken as you enter to your right is some space there to the actual human resources department and the adult literacy program and those will be located in the two spaces of the main library. if we board this about 5,000 square feet. this is looking to begin in the summer of next year. here you see the entrance off that bridge leading into atrium of the main library and we have a 3d perspective that gives you a different spaces designed for the teen center. you have everything from a video studio to audio studio that allows youngster to get a hands-on experience in not only recording but editing and maker space for 3 b and fabricating and access to books and computer technology and what we have what we call a carpet garden that will allow for reading, performances and class visits.. we want to emphasize that we are partnering with school districts in the immediate city that this center will serve. so it actually does involve young people from our neighborhoods as well. in an effort to create this space, it will involve some function. the hr depa