City Council candidate Andrew Weissman says the city, the School District and the wider community should work together to encourage skills young leaders will need as they get older.
“The teenage years are a critical time for young people,” said Mr. Weissman.
“We have to be sure that we provide them with every opportunity to develop leadership skills, to understand the importance of community service and to learn how they can make a difference.”
The leading choice in a nine-candidate field in Tuesday’s City Council election, Mr. Weissman spoke after his latest visit to the Culver City Teen Center.
“I was impressed by the Center’s programs,” said Weissman, who praised the Project Citizen program, which involves teens in local government.
“Now, more than ever, we see that young people can and should play a role in the future of government. These are exactly the kinds of programs we need to encourage.”
Even as he was rising to prominence through service on virtually all city commissions, Mr. Weissman was actively involved with a network of youth programs.
As three-time chairman and member of the Culver-Palms Family YMCA Board of Managers since 1980, he has been a champion of the organization’s Youth and Government Program.
Youth and Government, now in its 60th year, involves high school youth in a variety of activities to build, encourage and strengthen life assets and character traits enabling them to become involved, knowledgeable and responsible adults who are decent and respected citizens. The tool used is a high quality, experiential, and educational simulation based upon California’s state government.
“I know from personal experience how important programs like these are, and I will continue to work to support them,” said Mr. Weissman.
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