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Just Spaces
Using a social justice youth development (SJYD) framework, this paper explored how urban recreation centers function as \"just spaces\" for youth and their communities. Utilizing evidence from a photovoice project, a method in which photographs were taken to visually depict the performance of hope, this article examined the experiences of a single case, Sara. Drawing upon Sara's experiences, we examined the importance of recreational spaces in facilitating critical components of SJYD. Findings suggest centers, such as the YMCA, become important islands of hope for marginalized youth and it is imperative leisure scholars and policymakers recognize this critical link. Additional research is needed to understand how these spaces assist youth in responding to larger political and economic forces in their communities.
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Seniors' recreation centers in rural India: Need of the hour
Aim: To empower and bring the underprivileged senior citizens in the rural areas to the mainstream of life through setting up of model \"senior citizens' recreation centers\" that can be replicated in the other parts of the country. Materials and Methods: Six senior citizens' recreation centers are run in six villages under a community health program of a leading Medical College in South India, which were started by looking into their perceived needs and in a location where organized self-help women groups (SHGs) showed willingness to take the role of caretakers. Together there are 140 members in 6 centers and the most deserving members were identified using a participatory rural appraisal (PRA) method. These centers are open for 5 days a week and the main attraction of the center has been provision of one good, wholesome, noon-meal a day, apart from several recreational activities. The members were also assessed for chronic energy deficiency (CED) and quality of life at the beginning of enrolment using body mass index (BMI) and WHO-BREF scale. Results: The attendance to these centers was nearly 90% of the enrolled beneficiaries. A statistically significant improvement was noticed in quality of life in the physical, psychological, social, and environmental domain (P < 0.05). There was also a significant increase in the average BMI after 1 year of the intervention (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Care of underprivileged senior citizens is a growing need in the rural areas and the \"Recreation centers\" proved to be a beneficial model that can be easily replicated.
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ASO Says Music Center Will Enrich East Village
WER Architects/Planners is looking forward to making the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's planned $9 million, 20,000-SF music center in Little Rock's East Village neighborhood sing, pun intended. The Little Rock firm worked on the nearby Clinton Library, eStem East Village Elementary School and Lost Forty Brewing, all within a few blocks of the building site, which owner Heifer International will lease to the ASO. Pent-up Demand The ASO has been seeking a new home for years, having outgrown the 7,000-SF space it rents from the Diocese of Little Rock, Littlejohn said.
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Rocking out!
\"When Frannie's local community center, The Ark, announces it is going out of business, Frannie and the community join together to create a fundraising concert. Frannie and her friends write letters to rockstar Aimee Chapman asking her to perform at the concert and she says yes! Frannie and her friends learn all about the perks of being a rockstar and, of course, Frannie decides rock star is perfect for a career. After all, a green room is actually an office for rock stars!\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Attracting Hispanics to an African American Recreation Center
This study sought to explore (a) how the Milton Recreation Center (MRC) became racialized as an African American space, (b) the factors limiting Hispanic parents from enrolling their children at the MRC, and (c) African Americans' attitudes toward increasing Hispanic participation at the MRC. The study employed qualitative methods including participant interviews. Findings suggested that historical discrimination toward the African American population was responsible for the overrepresentation of African American users at the facility, which limited the number of Hispanic users as some Hispanic families held negative attitudes toward African Americans. Hispanics encountered other constraints including cultural differences and bullying. This study stresses the importance of extending the discussion of discrimination to include instances of both horizontal and historical discrimination.
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