Youth leaders from a number of Fall River youth groups came together on November 19, 2008, to participate in the second leadership development workshop at CD-REC. The evening workshop helped to bring members of the various groups together to organize projects that will involve the City's youth in each of the five America's Promises: Caring Adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start, Effective Education and Opportunities to Help Others. Participants included members of Team F.R.E.S.H., PLOT, TADA, Durfee High School National Honor Society, Durfee Student Government, Durfee's Connecting Cultures Club, Bishop Connolly High School's Student Government, and Citizens For Citizens Making Proud Choices. Youth Services Director Christian McCloskey, CD_REC Program Director Jamison Souza, Massachusetts Promise Fellow Brendan Sullivan and Peaceful Coalition staffer Ine Ogagan helped the group develop ideas for project that make the City more supportive of youth. Click here to see the October 2008 workshop. For more information about the project contact Healthy Youth Task Force co-chairs  Christian McCloskey at 508-324-2419, or Jamison Souza at 508-679-0922.
 

(Top row, left) FRESH members Carina Chun and Lillian Phoung watch as Stephanie Hou receives the hula-hoop from Nick Farias while holding hands during an ice-breaker exercise. (Top row, right) LEAD Advisor Gary Marden and Hannah facchiano of Durfee Student Government and the National Honor Society await instructions from Massachusetts Promise Fellow Brendan Sullivan as he holds the hula-hoop. (Top row, right) Middle school students Keegan Murphy and Darren Smith of PLOT introduce themselves to the group. (Middle row, left) FRESH member Linda Rim and Demitria Ferreira of Durfee Student Government and the National Honor Society walk backwards to find a chair in a second ice-breaker game. (Middle row, center) Youth leader Jasiel Correia II, in yellow, brings the group together for instructions. (Middle row, right) Peter Phoung and Stephanie Hou race to find seats. (Bottom row, left) Healthy Youth Task Force co-chair Christian McCloskey hands out group instructions to Nick Farias, Stephanie Hou and Brandon Winn. (Bottom row, center) Keegan Murphy listens as Stephanie Hou talks to the group. (Bottom row, right) Peter Phong, Stephanie Hou and Christian McCloskey crack-up as Carina Paz gives a humorous clue in the group exercise.