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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
The Fall River
YouthBuild program held its
fourth "mental toughness" exercise at its Bank Street facility
between September 28th through October 9th, 2009. Fifty-two
applicants met daily at the program's Bank Street headquarters to see if
they could meet the requirements for the ten-month
construction skills training curriculum for men and women ages 17-24 who
have not completed high school run by the Old Colony YMCA
that has been in operation in Fall River
since August of
2006. Director Terry Moran and other members of the
YouthBuild staff put candidates through a series of exercises designed
to find the best 32 candidates for this year's program. An exercise held
on the third day of the series involved dividing into four teams each of
which was required to plan and build their own model city out of
cardboard following realistic
rules regarding building permits, fines, fees and other challenges. Click
here to see photos of last spring's graduation.
Click
here,
here,
here,
and
here
to read more about the program. For more information,
contact Director Terry Moran at
508-678-1975. |
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(Top row, left) Michael Savareth, Ryan Medeiros, John dePina, David Moniz and Jared Campbell work on plans for one of the four "cities" that each team had to construct following strict rules and challenges. (Top row, center) Jeremiah Cowart and Evelio Torres meet near the city's solid waste facility. (Top row, right) Tim Sanchez works out a financial deal with Phiroth Khourn. (Middle row, left) Staffer Harold Denfeld discusses a building permit application with Sam Cherere and D Kang. (Middle row, center) Youth Build director Terry Moran mans the permit application desk. (Middle row, right) Jared DeBarros demonstrates how he was handcuffed in the "jail" where rule-breakers were sent. (Bottom row, left) Lenny Starcher labels one of the buildings in his city. (Bottom row, center) Tim Sanchez talks with staff member Tara Corbett about the high school he is building in "Mint City". (Bottom row, right) Jared DeBarros, Bobby Ferreira and Evelio Torres negotiates for a piece of property just before the exercise ends with a discussion to process what took place. |
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