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Board members call for youth programming and community center to retain residents and support young people

2344368 · February 19, 2025

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Summary

Board members and residents told the committee the district needs more youth engagement and accessible, free programming; speakers linked youth services to long-term neighborhood stability and recommended exploring partnerships and funding for centers and targeted programs.

Community Board 11 members and attendees said the district needs more youth engagement programs and an accessible community center to provide free or low-cost activities, workforce pathways and civic education for young people.

Several speakers described youth-programming and community-center requests as recurring topics, and they argued such investments help retain families and prepare young people for future careers. Participants suggested partnerships with education and community-service agencies and recommended designing programs that teach skills relevant to a changing labor market.

Board members discussed incorporating youth-program priorities into the proposed neighborhood study and suggested using fellowship or graduate-studio partnerships to develop program ideas, budgets and operating models. They also noted that a community center should be easy to reach by public transit and offer activities aligned to local needs (after-school programs, technology and career-readiness workshops).

Ending: The committee asked staff to record youth-program requests as part of the neighborhood-study inputs and to explore potential partners for programming and facility support.