2012-11-26 Community Center Task Force Final Report

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LABBB- Lexington (James Kelly, LABBB High School Program Director, and Paula Rizzo, LABBB Recreational and Integration Coordinator) There is great enthusiasm for the possibility of programming for LABBB students at a community center, either run by their staff or coordinated with community programs. They will help; we need only ask. Problems • Programs end when LABBB ends at age 22 • Isolation and inactivity Needs • Vocational training sites for current LABBB students performing cleaning, maintenance, and grounds- keeping work with a work -site supervisor • Programs and activities for former LABBB students: dances, cooking classes, arts and crafts, video nights Police Department, Mark Corr, Chief Hayden Recreation Centre, Donald Mahoney, Director Members of the task force also met with Lexington Police Chief Mark Corr and Donald Mahoney, Executive Director of the Hayden Recreation Centre. Chief Corr was very positive about the needs and benefits a center would offer Lexington; the report from this interview is available on our website. Mr. Mahoney provided input on Hayden's youth programs and facilities. Lexington League of Women Voters Community Conversation On September 27, 2011 the Community Center Task Force attended the program entitled, "League of Women Voters Community Conversation: What Does Community Mean: How Can We Find It Together ?. " A number of Lexington groups, both town and private, participated with the League in organizing this event, bringing together more than 160 residents and town staff to talk about what community is and how it might be achieved in Lexington. The participants were randomly assigned to a table. Each table consisted of ten people plus a facilitator and scribe. At every table the same two questions were discussed: 1. How can our community be more helpful and supportive to me? November 26, 2012 Final Report 13