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News Release
February 6, 2007
Mayor Recognizes DYRS Youth and Staff’s Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
(Washington, DC) On Wednesday, February 7, Mayor Fenty is recognizing the youth and staff of the Gulf Coast Recovery Corps (GCRC) program for their commitment and community service in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region. DC councilmembers and the Deputy Policy Director of the US Department of Homeland Security will also attend the event scheduled in the Mayor's Press Briefing Room at 1:30pm. Select the link below for more details of the event.
The DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS), the District’s juvenile justice agency, in partnership with the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps (NASCC) and the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC), launched the Gulf Coast Recovery Corps (GCRC) program in December 2006 to help delinquent youth reconnect to communities through civic works. Through the two month program, seven DYRS youth and eight DYRS staff collectively committed over 4,500 hours of community service in the District and in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region.
Throughout the month of December, the GCRC participated in community service projects in the District like feeding the homeless, planting trees and encouraging elementary school youth to make positive decisions.
In January, the group flew to Hancock County, Mississippi where they spent 30 days helping to build almost half a dozen homes and two community playgrounds (one in New Orleans). They also participated in a number of events to benefit the local community and other youth.
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