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The
Fall River Youth
Violence Prevention Task Force identified safe spaces for young people
to gather in the community as one of the top priorities for youth.
As a pilot event that will help the task force launch a safe places
initiative, the Mayor's
Youth Council and the Citizens
for Citizens Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program worked with the
Fall
River Boys and
Girls Club to create a Teen Night at the Club on Friday, February 3,
2017 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The event was a free fun night for high school
students with a three on three basketball tournament with prizes, music,
pizza and more. Close to a hundred teens showed up for the three-hour
event that was staffed by volunteers from the Club, the Youth Council and
CFC. "We're going to be planning a bunch of Teen Nights throughout
the rest of the year, and this is the first one to kick off" stated
Club Teen Director Mimi Larrivee. Teens will pay $20 to cover costs of
food and beverages for the entire series.
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(Top
row) As teens hang out in the upstairs teen room, Boys and
Girls Club Teen Director Mimi Larravee and Mayor's Youth Council
member Jana Grimley are on hand to welcome them to the first Teen
Night. (Row two) Amina Sampson and Cee Cee Hood serve free pizza and
beverages at the Teen Center snack bar. (Row three) Teens gather in
the gym for the start of the basketball tourney overseen by Mimi. (Row
three) Kevin Dias points to John Carlos Sanchez before he takes the
ball in for a shot. (Rows four and five) Tara McCann referees the game
between The Primitive and The Late Guys along with Mimi. (Bottom row)
The crowd watches as John Carlos runs into Bolt Dillon during the
final game.
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