http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/01/teen-enters-teen-center/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/01/teen-enters-teen-center/#comment-42810 Margo/Mom Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:52:34 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=7062#comment-42810 Back in the day, when I worked in a community center that actually involved teens (and adults and children) on a daily basis, I recall that there was a squeeky wheel who keep appealing to the local funding sources that there was "no place for teens to go" after school. All she needed was an annual budget of $10,000 to pay the rent in a storefront. She could get all the furnishings donated and staff it with volunteers. The result was the kind of place that was described. Eventually the location had to be folded into another social service organization (across the street, as I recall) as the whole thing had become an embarrassment--it never flew, but no one could stand up and say it was a mistake from the beginning. Back in the day, when I worked in a community center that actually involved teens (and adults and children) on a daily basis, I recall that there was a squeeky wheel who keep appealing to the local funding sources that there was “no place for teens to go” after school. All she needed was an annual budget of $10,000 to pay the rent in a storefront. She could get all the furnishings donated and staff it with volunteers. The result was the kind of place that was described. Eventually the location had to be folded into another social service organization (across the street, as I recall) as the whole thing had become an embarrassment–it never flew, but no one could stand up and say it was a mistake from the beginning.

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