Armenian Youth Group Gets Computer Donation
An East Hollywood community organization working to keep Armenian youths out of trouble will be able to keep its after-school tutoring program open thanks to an $11,000 donation of computer equipment from the city.
The City Council voted Wednesday to allow New Directions for Armenian Youth to keep six computers and software that were to be returned to the city. The program will pay a token $1 for the equipment used in tutoring and mentoring programs.
The organization was started in 1994 in an effort to thwart the increasing tide of youths joining Armenian Power, the neighborhood street gang.
“They are a great organization,” said Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg, whose district encompasses much of East Hollywood. “They do a lot of stuff with young people in academics and in keeping youths out of gangs. We love working with them.”
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