RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Mikva Challenge has a long history of civically engaging Chicago youth through the Teen Health Council, the CPS Student Advisory Council, the Juvenile Justice Council, the After School Matters Council, and the Mayor's Youth Commission;,
WHEREAS, Mikva Challenge has engaged 6,000 youth, 124 teachers and 115 schools across Chicago and surrounding suburbs in civic engagement through hands-on, project-based learning;
WHEREAS, in 2016, Mikva Challenge launched its first ever Aldermanic Youth Council to advise the 35th Ward Alderman;
WHEREAS, over the course of four months, the students of the Aldermanic Youth Council identified issues facing the 35th Ward via workshops, canvassing, and community engagement;
WHEREAS, the students of the Aldermanic Youth Council participated in the participatory budget process in the 35th Ward by identifying infrastructural and community needs;
WHEREAS, the students of the Aldermanic Youth Council engaged their peers in order to provide the 35th Ward Alderman with youth opinions on issues in the Ward;
WHEREAS, the students of the Aldermanic Youth Council provided the 35th Ward Alderman with solutions to address issues affecting youth in the Ward;
WHEREAS, the students of the Aldermanic Youth Council met with the 35th Ward Alderman to obtain feedback on their suggested solutions;
WHEREAS, the students of the Aldermanic Youth Council successfully completed the first ever Aldermanic Youth Advisory Council in the City of Chicago;
BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Mayor and the City Council members of the City of Chicago hereby assembled on this the 18th day of May, 2016, do hereby congratulate the 35th Ward Aldermanic Youth Council on their completion of Mikva Challenge's inaugural Aldermanic Youth Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to the students of the 35th Ward Aldermanic Youth Council.
