NYCHA
Area Director Position Description

Youth Board of Directors

A Youth Board of Directors elected by the membership shall constitute the governing body of the NYCHA.  The business and affairs of NYCHA shall be managed and controlled by the Youth Board for the accomplishment of the purposes of NYCHA.

Number Of Directors

Youth Directors will be elected from each NCHA area (currently 25) based on the number of youth members in that area.  One director shall be elected from areas having less than 25 NYCHA members.   One additional Director will be elected for every additional 25 youth members in that area.         

Director Terms

Youth Directors will serve one-year terms.  A member running for a director position must be an eligible youth member in the year they will serve.  The term of service will be January 1 to December 31 each year.                                    

Duties of Youth Directors

The youth directors are the driving force of the organization.   They provide the leadership and the hard work to accomplish our mission.  The position carries a lot of responsibilities and requires a commitment to fulfill the duties of the office.

 As an area director you will be required to:

·        Attend the NYCHA meetings to represent your area and vote on issues relating to NYCHA activities.

·        Obtain two donations for the Stallion Service Program.

·        Sell a minimum of 25 raffle tickets (or participate in other designated fundraiser if no raffle is held).

·        Assist with preparation and clean up of all youth activities including contests, educational workshops, awards banquet and meetings at the major NYCHA shows.

·        Submit at least one article for the Chatter or Cut & Chat newsletter.

·        Recruit at least one new youth member.

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT

The application must be completed and postmarked no later than November 20.  Mail to NYCHA, 260 Bailey Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76107 or fax to 817.560.2288

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Have questions about NYCHA? 
Email your questions and comments to the NYCHA Youth Coordinator
youth@nchacutting.com