ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The foundation of any vital and healthy community is the well being of its residents. CPLC pursues the development of services key to the welfare of its constituents. Through its economic development component, CPLC offers workforce development services for youth and adults. CPLC provides a summer youth employment program. In addition CPLC creates and maintains retail and commercial properties aimed at creating jobs, eliminating blight, promoting small business development, and improving the infrastructure of the south Phoenix communities.WESTSIDE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMCPLC's Westside Workforce Development Center (WWDC) in partnership with the City of Phoenix, provide city youth between the ages of fourteen (14) through twenty-one (21) in school and out-of-school the prospect to obtain job exposure in various professions, paid hands on work experience plus the opportunity to experience for themselves the importance of an education. In 2004, two hundred fifty (275) youth participated in the summer youth program.WESTSIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTERUnder the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult Program, the West Side Workforce Development Center (WWDC) works with individuals who are eighteen (18) years of age and older. WWDC serves people in need of various services including English as a Second Language (ESL), General Adult Education classes (GED), occupational training, job placement assistance and support services. In 2004, nine hundred eleven (911) individuals received employment and training services.YOUTH OFFENDERS PROGRAMUnder the umbrella of the CPLC West Side Workforce Development Center, the Youth Offender Program services individuals between the ages of sixteen (16) to twenty-one (21), who are economically disadvantaged, who have had involvement with the Judicial System and have dropped out of school. The program offers a kaleidoscope of services that include: work readiness skills, survival of daily living skills, mentoring, and guidance. Five Hundred, Fifty Nine (559) youth utilized the services and participated in the program during 2004.PRESTAMOS (A SUBSIDIARY OF CPLC)The program provides economic opportunities for small and emerging small businesses in Arizona, by providing loans along with technical assistance. The following loan programs are offered: SBA Microloan Program addresses the problems encountered by small business entrepreneurs seeking financing within the range of $2,000 to $35,000, and emerging micro-enterprises within the target areas. The SBA Community Express Loan provides financing for business needs that fall between the Microloan program and conventional loan programs. Loans range from $5,000 to $75,000. In 2004, Prestamos granted twenty-three (23) loans totaling five hundred sixty thousand dollars ($560,000).SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAMThe program offers loans to small and minority businesses for the purpose of meeting the national objective of job creation and business expansion. CPLC provided ninety thousand doiiars ($90,000) in loan funds.

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