November 13, 2003

The administration's newest initiative, the Mayor's Youth Corp was announced during a news conference on the bank of the Hillsborough River behind Howard W. Blake High School. Youth Corps will involve students in meaningful community service projects while focusing on leadership development. Students from local high schools joined the Mayor, Hillsborough County Superintendent Dr. Earl Lennard and Gene Marshall, Senior Vice President of JP Morgan Chase, the program's presenting corporate sponsor, for the announcement.