Sec. 2. Stakeholders' groups. Resolved: That the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services shall convene a northern stakeholders' group and a southern stakeholders' group to assist in the planning, development, operation and evaluation of the project. "Stakeholders' group" means a group composed of governmental agencies, regional children's cabinets, nonprofit organizations and Legislators and other governmental officials and education officials and other organizations and individuals who have an interest in unaccompanied youths and youths-at-risk; and be it further

Sec. 3. Location of project sites. Resovled: That the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services with the assistance of the 2 stakeholders' groups shall select 2 project sites in which to conduct the project. The northern stakeholders' group shall assist in selecting a northern project site located in Bangor and the southern stockholders' group shall assist in selecting a southern project site located in Portland; and be it further

Sec. 4. Purpose. Resolved: That the project shall plan, develop and deliver services at the project sites that address the issues and needs of unaccompanied youths and youths-at-risk. These services must be innovative, creative, collaborative and youth-driven and take a nontraditional approach to providing youth services. The project shall develop services that:

1. Expand and strengthen traditional approaches that provide low-barrier access for homeless and runaway youths to basic services such as meals, clothes and emergency night shelter;

2. Provide casework on site where the youths are located to ensure that the youths have ready access to the full range of services available that allow them to achieve stability in their lives;