Vance County, North Carolina
The public is invited to address the Legislative Study Commission on Children and Youth during a public hearing on issues involving children in North Carolina.
The hearing will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at the Civic Center at Vance-Granville Community College.
The Commission Co-chairs, Representative Alice Bordsen and Senator Ellie Kinnaird, invite parents, family caregivers, agency representatives, service providers, and members of the public with experience related to issues involving children to attend. The Legislative Study Commission on Children and Youth was created in 1997 to study and evaluate the system of delivery of services to children and youth and to make recommendations to improve service delivery to meet present and future needs of the children and youth of this State. The Commission includes: members of the North Carolina House of Representatives, members of the North Carolina Senate; as well as advocates and providers of various services to children and youth in North Carolina.
Each year the Commission will examine a variety of issues and make recommendations to the General Assembly on ways to improve the delivery of services to children and youth in North Carolina. As part of the information gathering process, the Commission members are interested in public input on ways to improve the quality and delivery of services to children and youth in North Carolina. Individuals who wish to address the Commission may sign-up immediately prior to the hearing and are asked to limit comments to three minutes. Speakers are also asked to furnish a written copy of their comments if possible.
For more information on the public hearing contact Representative Bordsen’s office at 919-733-5820 or Commission Staff: Wendy Graf Ray, Brenda Carter, or Sara Kamprath, at 919-733-2578; John Poteat or Michele Alishahi, at 919-733-4910; or Lisa Wilks, at 919-733-6660.
Directions to Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center can be found at: at this site.