TURN IT AROUND
Family & Friends Newsletter:
October 2022
The purpose of this newsletter is to highlight our amazing youth leaders and all of the activities taking place in the community that they are involved in.
We hope to further engage the mentors and adults in these young people's lives and are available to parents and guardians to answer any questions about our programming. If you need assistance regarding your youth, please feel free to reach out to our Youth Program Coordinators Mswati Hanks and Zaire Richardson.
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Highlight: TURN IT AROUND JUNIOR |
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We began interviewing for TIA JR this month! We have a great group of kids so far and can't wait to introduce you to them. More soon! |
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Highlight: TIA Orientation |
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What a great orientation we had this fall! We split it up into two sessions for scheduling purposes, and we are so excited to welcome our new members! Their headshots and bios will be up on our website soon! |
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What a phenomenal turnout for Race Dialogues this month! We had the most youth in attendance than we have had for a while. It is so important to empower them to speak to their experiences, especially with respect to race & ethnicity. Can't wait to see everyone next month!
Join us on Tuesday, November 15th at 5:30pm for our monthly Race & Equity Discussion. This series explores important topics about the impact of race, policing in urban settings, and equity. It is open to all members of the Charlestown community and the general public. Please note meetings are indoors once again, at 10 Green Street.
This forum is being co-sponsored by the Charlestown Coalition, Turn It Around Youth Program, Councilor Gigi Coletta and her team.
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Thank you to the Boston Planning and Development Agency for having TURN IT AROUND in City Hall, showing them the model of Boston, talking about PLAN: Charlestown and more! Our youth got to see how their voices can change their neighborhood. |
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Through Charlestown's Eyes |
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We look forward to this community project every year. Run by Christ Church Charlestown, disposable cameras are given to residents to take as many photos as possible about how they see Charlestown. Then, the top photos are displayed in a open gallery for all to see! We had quite a few featured this year. Thanks for sharing with us, Christ Church! |
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Mswati, Sarah and Zaire met with WBZ this week to be interviewed about TURN IT AROUND, it's beginnings and it's recent expansion! Keep your eyes peeled to see our interviews soon! |
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TURN IT AROUND Halloween Party |
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All treats and no tricks here! What a fun time celebrating with one another. We held a costume contest, our annual mummy challenge and musical chairs! We have quite a few new members and this is always such a great way for them to get to know one another and work together. A safe and spooky Halloweekend to all! |
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We've said it before and we'll say it again... we LOVE alumni drop ins!
Once you're a TIA member, you have our support and love for life. We are always here to help with recommendations, job applications, advice, and catching up!
This week, Yessica, Shaun and Mel came by, just to hang.
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Happy October Birthdays to Des, Sammy, Aboubakar, Danisha, Crystal, Brandon, Ari and Aida!
Shoutout to our new TIA members who had October birthdays as well: Almir, Kevin, & Cristhy!
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Where Are They Now?
TURN IT AROUND Alumni
Guess Who? It's Yessica!
Find out what she has been up to and how Turn It Around has impacted her life!
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TURN IT AROUND:
Youth of the Month
We’d like to congratulate Leah Acevedo as TURN IT AROUND’S Youth of the Month for October!! Leah is one of our newest members, but already one of our most consistent. Ever since joining, she’s added her unique perspective to the group. And has not been shy, or afraid to share her opinion. We’re so happy to have found Leah, and vice versa!! She represents EVERYTHING we want out of our members!
-Mswati Hanks,
Youth Program Coordinator
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Thank you for helping raise the next generation
of community leaders!
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