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Over two dozen youth from Fall River and New Bedford get together at the Bank Street location of Community Development Recreation (CD-REC) on November 9, 2009, for an improv-style training with a local group called "Out of the Gutter."  The purpose of the training was to "break the ice" between the youth members from the two cities so they could work together more effectively to create a Youth VOICE group in the entire SouthCoast region of the state. The first task that the group will undertake is to create a regional youth summit planned for sometime next year. 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. (Photos courtesy of Jamison Souza)

(Top row, left) Taylor Kinzler from New Bedford and Lillian Phoung from Team FRESH listen to Brian Martin from Out of the Gutter. (Top row, center) A member of Peaceful Coalition works on his improv during the training. (Top row, right) Glenda Ortiz from Team FRESH laughs at the training the youth are doing. (Middle row, left) Mass Promise Fellow Annemarie Sharkey starts a discussion about the previous exercise during the training. (Middle row, right) Steph Hou pitches a kickball during a fun and active time. (Bottom row, left) Peaceful Coalition Outreach worker Dan Fitzgerald listens to other outreach to members during the training for the outreach workers. (Bottom row, center) Members of Team FRESH congratulates other members after the kickball game. (Bottom row, right) New members of Team FRESH relax after a long day of playing kickball.

 

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