D.C. Code § 2-1581: Youth Development Plan.

The Mayor shall oversee the implementation of District’s Youth Development Plan, which has been designed to:

(1)

Increase the quality of coordination and collaboration among all stakeholders to deliver city-funded youth services;

(2)

Advance the positive youth development philosophy and policy approach;

(3)

Effectively implement youth violence prevention and intervention strategies;

(4)

Provide for consistent and sustained investment in the city’s youth guided by positive youth development; and

(5)

Directly impact upon challenges affecting adolescent youth and disconnected youth.