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$.0.B.A.C <br />Student Organized Business Advisory Committee <br />Executive Summary <br /> <br />Our Mission... <br />To provide a safe and chemically free place for the youth of Elk River as well as <br />surrounding communities, in order to promote youth as an essential part of the <br />community. <br /> <br />Our Vision... <br />To create a safe and chemically free Place for teens in the Elk River area to call their <br />own. We envision a coffeehouse atmosphere where teens can display art, listen to live <br />music, or just hang oUt. We also believe that the actual process of starting up this <br />business provides an invaluable educational experience. <br /> <br />Who we are... <br />In January 2003, the Prevention Specialist oflSD 728 secured a $5,000 planning grant <br />from the Family and Children's Collaborative. With this grant, a part-time coordinator <br />has been hired to work with a group of students from the Elk River Area High School. <br />This group has come to be known as S.O.B.A:C. (Student Organized Business Advisory <br />Committee). Our mission is to provide a safe and chemically free place for the youth <br />of Elk River as well as surrounding communities, in order to promote youth as an <br />essential part of the community. <br /> <br />Program description... <br />S.O.B.A.C. has been meeting on a regular basis to develop a business plan for a yoUth' <br />run coffee house/youth center to be located in the geographical boundaries oflSD #728. <br />This will be a safe and drug free place for youth to hangout after school and on the <br />weekends. It will provide a place for youth to display their talents through various <br />special events such as bands and art show casings. It will also be structured as a small <br />non-profit business in which will allow yoUth to gain an educational experience while <br />gaining useful roles in the community. <br /> <br />The need... <br />In March of 2001, students in the Elk River Area School District took the'Search Institute <br />Survey and the MN Student Survey in order to assess the well being of the middle and <br />high school youth in our community as well as to determine the problems that confront <br />young people. Partners for Healthy Communities then conducted focus groups in order <br />to empower the students to provide insight into some of the results of these surveys. <br />During these focus groups, ISD 728 students identified the need for additional safe and <br />drug free places for youth to gather. <br /> <br /> <br />