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City-backed volunteer drive to staff summer youth safety sites seeks donations and help
Summary
City and community organizers described a volunteer-led summer program that will staff four transit sites and two high schools with trained adults to feed children, provide supervised space and distribute care kits; organizers asked for two-hour volunteer shifts, donations and help publicizing the effort.
Iris Rowley, a consultant to the city manager, and a project manager identified as Mr. Rowley described a volunteer-driven program to provide supervised summer supports at transit stops and two high schools.
The initiative will operate weekdays from 2 to 7 p.m. at four transit sites — Glenway Crossing, Government Square, Northside and Oakley Station — and at Withrow and Hughes high schools. Organizers said volunteers and trained staff will feed children, hand out information about summer opportunities, provide adult supervision and distribute “swag” bags containing hygiene items, journals,…
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