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<br />4. Pride Parade <br /> <br /> Organizers are meeting weekly. The date has been set for July 6 in <br />Downtown Hilo. <br /> <br />C. Education <br /> <br /> 1. Equal Pay <br />There is $1,200 for Equal Pay. It was mentioned that maybe Elena is <br />requesting that this amount go into Teen Violence Dating. Nancy Kelly <br />with clarify with Elena Cabatu and will let the committee know. <br /> <br /> 2. Urgent Services Directory <br />Farrah-Marie Gomes stated that the funding for the Urgent Services <br />Directory will come from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, College of <br />Continuing Education and Community Service. <br /> <br />Directories are stored at the Prosecutor’s Office so if anyone needs them, <br />please let Lee Watanabe know. <br /> <br />Nancy Kelly moved that the money that is specified for Equal Pay be <br />designated for radio spots. The intention is that it will be for the radio <br />spots that Elena is talking about. Brooke Derby seconded the motion. <br />Motion passed. <br /> <br /> 3. Hawai‘i Teen Outreach Program <br />Nancy Kelly reported that the program is island wide. They want the <br />program to be in as many schools in all of the different districts as <br />possible. They had approval to start with a pilot project and that would <br />have been at Waiākea High School but isn’t sure if that happened as <br />planned. They are probably in a good position right now to request for <br />proposals from different schools throughout the island and there’s some <br />funding that goes with it to the different groups for supplies and activities, <br />etc. <br /> <br />Participant groups need not be a school group. It can be a community <br />group, Girl Scouts, a church group, etc. The age requirements are 14 to <br />18 so it’s meant for the high school age. This program would be great for <br />mentoring, too. <br /> <br />A training is available using a specified curriculum. There needs to be an <br />adult facilitator for the group and the facilitator has to go through a two-day <br />training. The requirement is that the facilitator meets with the students for <br />an hour per week for a nine month period so that’s why it’s like a school <br />club or one of those after school type program. It’s a big commitment. <br /> <br />Mele Spencer asked what is the estimated value of that RFP? Nancy Kelly <br />mentioned that it’s a stipend of $100 per month. It’s very nominal because <br />5 <br /> <br />