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Hamilton partners tout teen summer program; Ohio Department of Education eyes model
Summary
City, YMCA, Boys & Girls Club and Hamilton Parks Conservancy reported around 1,500 engagement hours across three parks this summer and said the Ohio Department of Education visited the program intending to replicate the model in other communities.
City officials and community partners on Sept. 25 highlighted a summer mobile-club initiative for teens and tweens operated in partnership with the Hamilton Central YMCA, Boys & Girls Clubs of Hamilton and Hamilton Parks Conservancy.
Andrew Flanagan, executive director of the Hamilton Central YMCA, and other presenters described weekly programming at L.J. Smith, Sims and Officer Bob Gentry Park, noting the program reached a broad age range and generated roughly 1,500 hours of engagement across the three park locations. The collaboration included family-oriented sessions that drew both children and caregivers, and mobile-club programming aimed at teens who attend unaccompanied.
City staff said the Ohio Department of Education visited the program and expressed interest in the model for replication elsewhere in the state. Council members, the city manager and partners emphasized the preventive value of early engagement and thanked volunteers and neighborhood leaders who helped run sessions.
Next steps: partners intend to continue the program and coordinate on funding and scheduling for future summers.
