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Mayor A C Wharton's
Office of Youth Services and Community Affairs

Mayor A C Wharton, Jr.

Teaching doesn't just happen in a classroom - it happens in the real world. That's what the City of Memphis and this office is going to be giving  our young people.

-Mayor A C Wharton

Advocacy
OYSCA plans a series of workshops, seminars, and community based meetings with a focus on reducing the duplication of services among youth serving agencies and providing access to the best methods and technology available to help Memphis Youth succeed.


Assistance
Through grants, grant-writing support, sharing of best practices, certifications, training for financial planning and leadership development-OYSCA will provide youth serving agencies with tools and resources to support sustainability and growth


Ambassador
Through sites, strategically located throughout our city, 560 youth (in groups of 40), will pilot initiatives and serve as community builders to support programming in their neighborhoods. In essence, we will empower the youth of our communities to help strengthen our neighborhoods.