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Community Outreach Program
Action Plan Participant:
Corky Row Neighborhood Association

This program provides outreach to youth in housing developments, neighborhoods and parks through peer leaders who are responsible for organizing basketball teams to participate in the Hip Hop Hoop-fest, the city-wide tournament at the end of the summer. Teams will also perform a quick cleanup of the area as part of the activity. This program is one of seven Micro-Grant Programs funded by the 2004 Harvard-Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation Healthy Fall River grant.

 
Priority Area:  Environment and Recreation 
Priority Sub-Area:   

2, B)  Increased and improved recreational opportunities for youth and adults

Goal:

To increase the availability of recreational and developmental activities for youth.

Method(s):

Stipends will be paid by the Neighborhood Council to peer leaders recruited from housing developments, neighborhoods and parks.
Timeline:          

 Summer, 2004
Indicators:       

Number of youth involved.
Progress: The Community Outreach Program used peer leaders to assist in promoting and recruiting for the summer evening activities and the Hip Hop Hoopfest. Over 150 youth and 35 teams participated in the 2nd Annual Hip Hop Hoopfest at Britland Park on  August 28th, 2004, the culmination of the summer-long Community Outreach Program.

How citizens can  get involved:

By recruiting youth and volunteering to supervise games.

Contact Information:

Michelle Froias, Corky Row Association, 508-679-7955.