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- +["<xml><dl class=\"decidim_awesome-custom_fields\" data-generator=\"decidim_awesome\" data-version=\"0.12.0\">\n<dt name=\"textarea-1756922998878-0\">Idea Submission for The People's Money:</dt>\n<dd id=\"textarea-1756922998878-0\" name=\"textarea\"><div>\nThe Youth Hub will be NYC’s first-ever 24-hour hybrid empowerment hub serving young people ages 0–25, available in every borough and supported by a citywide digital platform. This innovative model blends an out-of-school-time destination with an emergency support system, ensuring youth have continuous access to safety, mentorship, wellness, enrichment, and opportunity.\n\nEvery young person who enters—whether in person or online—will be paired with a Life Advisor, a trusted, trained adult dedicated to guiding them through personalized goals and challenges. Through the Youth Hub, participants gain instant access to a network of vetted community-based organizations, offering wraparound services including academics, mental health, mentorship, arts, recreation, crisis support, entrepreneurship training, and family stabilization.\n\nThe Youth Hub will feature:\n\t•\tNutrition & wellness labs teaching “food as medicine”\n\t•\tTrauma-informed counseling and emotional wellness support\n\t•\tCareer & entrepreneurship pipelines for wealth-building\n\t•\tFinancial literacy & generational wealth workshops\n\t•\tPeer mentorship, youth leadership tracks & empowerment circles\n\t•\tRecreation, arts, and safe after-hours spaces\n\t•\tCrisis and emergency stabilization services\n\t•\tSpecial-needs–inclusive programming with tailored supports\n\t•\tDigital access for remote youth citywide\n\nThis Hub is designed to be a place of refuge, belonging, and transformation, where youth are seen, heard, and supported—24 hours a day. It represents a bold, holistic blueprint for equity, legacy, and youth-led progress in New York City.\n</div></dd>\n<dt name=\"textarea-1758648114412-0\">What is the problem your idea aims to address?</dt>\n<dd id=\"textarea-1758648114412-0\" name=\"textarea\"><div>\nYouth across NYC face increasing challenges, including:\n\t•\tRising mental health concerns\n\t•\tAcademic disengagement and school instability\n\t•\tLack of safe, accessible spaces after school and late at night\n\t•\tLimited access to financial literacy, wellness education, and career pathways\n\t•\tLack of coordinated support for special-needs youth and those facing adversity\n\t•\tHousing insecurity, family stress, and trauma\n\t•\tDisconnection from trusted adults and mentors\n\nSpecial-needs youth and youth facing adversity experience these issues more intensely, often with fewer resources available.\n\nThe Youth Hub directly addresses these gaps by providing:\n\t•\t24-hour access to safety, mentorship, and crisis stabilization\n\t•\tA centralized hub connecting youth to educational, emotional, and social supports\n\t•\tThe first coordinated hybrid support model accessible both in-person and online\n\t•\tA trusted, citywide network of Life Advisors and youth-centered organizations\n\t•\tPrograms that uplift the mind, body, and future of every young person\n\nIt fills a major void in the city’s youth service landscape—giving NYC’s youth the stable, holistic, life-changing supports they deserve.\n</div></dd>\n<dt name=\"checkbox-group-1756922140917-0\">Which groups does your idea focus on? Select all that apply</dt>\n<dd id=\"checkbox-group-1756922140917-0\" name=\"checkbox-group\">\n<div alt=\"youth\">Youth (under 24)</div>\n<div alt=\"public-housing\">Public Housing Residents</div>\n<div alt=\"disabilities\">People with Disabilities</div>\n<div alt=\"parents\">Parents</div>\n</dd>\n</dl></xml>"]
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