The Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) is using this application to determine the eligibility of the applicant to serve on their Neighborhood Advisory Board (NAB). The application looks at the candidate’s satisfaction of membership requirements as set forth in the Rules and the By-Laws of the Community Services Block Grant/Community Action Program, such as whether an applicant: (1) has been a resident for at least six months of the Neighborhood Development Area (NDA) served by the NAB, (2) is over 16, and (3) has a record of community involvement, particularly with issues of poverty. Furthermore, this application looks at any potential or actual conflicts of interest which may arise from personal, business or professional affiliations. Neither the applicant nor anyone in his/her immediate family or household can be employed by DYCD or by an organization which receives NDA funding.