[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 15, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 15, 1994]
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         URBAN YOUTH ACTION: MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN PITTSBURGH

 Mr. WOFFORD. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Urban 
Youth Action, Inc., which today is celebrating 28 years of outstanding 
service to Allegheny County.
  Their celebration tonight, ``We Are the World, We Are the Children,'' 
is in keeping with the general way all of their good programs and 
projects operate: youth-led and youth-designed.
  Urban Youth Action, Inc. teaches students, age 13-19, the values of 
hard work, self-discipline, service, and education. UYA teaches 
youngsters how to conduct job searches, provides work experience and 
career exposure placements, imparts life skills, matches youngsters 
with dedicated professionals who serve as mentors, and encourages 
higher education.
  Too often in our society, young people are viewed as dangers, as 
problems, as needing to be fixed. UYA has for 28 years been turning 
that around by empowering a diverse group of youth to make a difference 
in their own lives and their own community. For 28 years, UYA has been 
showing that youth are resources, talent ready to be tapped. For 28 
years, UYA has been giving flesh to the idea that civil rights must be 
balanced by civic responsibilities.
  I salute the staff and board members of UYA--especially Ms. Linda 
Brant and Mr. Will Thompkins--and perhaps most importantly, the 
students.

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