Support is also just as important for private youth initiatives, which can lead to job creation and, by extension, social integration.

"Youth Initiatives will help elevate their voice and make them a partner at the table in the decision-making process."

He is currently working on a youth initiative which he revealed in 2010.

It was actually carried out on behalf of a youth initiative sponsored by a commercial telecoms company.

As a former elementary school teacher, he is involved in a lot of youth initiatives that encourages youths to get involved with the environment.

Also, he established a network of 450 local foundations to provide financial, organizational, and legal support to youth initiatives across the Soviet Union.

In their defense, officials of the Giuliani administration say that many of the city's youth initiatives will remain untouched by the budget cuts.

But two days later, Mr. Chirac signed the original youth initiative into law.

Many dioceses or deanaries will employ a coordinator to look after youth initiatives for a group of Churches.

"Discussion of the Youth Initiative should not devolve into a debate over winners and losers," she said.