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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
City
youth representing
Youth Voice
delivered a scrolled invitation for the signing of the first Youth Bill
of Rights in the Commonwealth and the third in the United States to
Mayor Robert Correia, Councilor Linda Pereira and School Committee
Member Mark Costa on July 23, 2009. The historical signing is scheduled
to take place on August 6, 2009 at the USS Massachusetts located at
Battleship Cove. Invitations have been mailed or hand delivered to over
150 guests from federal, state, local officials that include the
President of the United States and the Governor as well as agencies and
community partners. Started over six months ago, the Fall River Youth
Bill of Rights represents a desire by the youth in Fall River to have a
greater hand in policy decisions made by the government and youth
organizations. The signing represents the first step towards utilizing
the Youth Bill of Rights to create and shape future youth policy. The
bill’s structure includes a preamble and five key issue areas that
articulate a greater voice and choice for youth in the City of Fall
River. The five areas are education, environment, health, future, and
support.
Click here for photos of an earlier meeting.
Click here for the Herald News article. 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. |
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(Top row, left) Youth of the Year Jasiel Correia II and Belinda Teixeira watch as Chris Parayno prepares to don his 18th Century costume at the Mayor's Office. (Top row, center and right) Jillian Mello helps Jennifer Benjamin with her dress. (Middle row, right) Healthy Youth Task Force co-chairs Christian McCloskey and Jamison Souza and Mayor Correia greet Chris before the news conference. (Bottom row, left) Mayor Correia talks with Nicholas Farias, Belinda Teixeira, Jennifer Benjamin and Jillian Mello. (Bottom row, center) Jasiel presents Mayor Correia with an invitation to the August 6th event. (Bottom row, right) Mayor Correia displays the invitation as School Committee Member Joseph Costa and City Councilor Linda M. Pereira make a few remarks. |
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