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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Representatives of
Youth Voice, a collaboration of several youth leadership groups
of Fall River youth groups met at Government Center on May 26, 2009 with
representatives of the Fall River City Council and the School Committee
to discuss some of the provisions in the Youth Bill of Rights for the City of Fall River.
The Bill, modeled on a similar document from
Portland, OR, will be presented to the Fall River
City Council and the School Committee for endorsement in June. Once
approved, a special
ceremony to sign the document will take place on the USS Massachusetts
on July 3, 2009. Participants in the process
meeting have included members the
Peaceful Coalition,
Team FRESH,
PLOT,
Teens Against Drugs and
Alcohol,
Making Proud Choices and
YouthBuild. Youth Services Director Christian McCloskey,
CD-REC
Program Director Jamison Souza, Massachusetts Promise Fellow Brendan
Sullivan and
Peaceful
Coalition staffer Ine Ogagan have worked with the group
develop their ideas.
Click here for photos of the original Summit that kicked off the
project. 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 by Jamison Souza and Dave Weed) |
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(Top row) Fall River City Councilor Linda M. Pereira and School Committee Member Joseph Costa listen to the initial presentation by Team FRESH members Jessica Wong and Jasiel Correia II as Zachariah Sonallah listens. (Middle row, left and right) Ms. Pereira makes a point as Mr. Costa, Healthy Youth Task Force co-chair Christian McCloskey, and Mayor Robert Correia listen. (Middle row, center) Glenda Ortiz, Jennifer Benjamin, Linda Rim, Jessica Wong, Jasiel Correia II, Christian McCloskey and Jillian Mello listen as Nicholas Farias makes a recommendation. (Bottom row) Nicholas Farias, Stephanie Hou, Belinda Teixeira, Massachusetts Promise Fellow Brendan Sullivan, and Councilor Pereira prepare to vote as Jasiel Correia II concludes the meeting. |
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