Word: centering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first steps towards opening the center, said Benham, will be deciding what physical plan is needed to "provide comprehensive services to kids". The proposed site is on city owned property on Harvard...
Residents of Cambridge's poorest and most racially diverse neighborhood have been struggling for several years to get concrete plans for the facility. Although Area Four is the city's most densely populated neighborhood for children, it does not have a teen center, but operates drop-in programs at local elementary schools...
...Area Four Coalition asked that Healy make a commitment within 30 days to reverse the prolonged inactivity on the project in September, said coalition chair Laura E. Conrad. When Healy refused to take immediate action, she said, Benham personally lobbied for the center...
Members of the Area Four Coalition also said that helping the community lower the escalating crime and drug rates will be one of many benefits of the teen center...
...like [the issues of] crime and the teen center to be completely intertwined. A lot of people are concerned about crime and drugs, but there are other programs too," Conrad said...