Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
The Brooklyn Park Champions for Youth Coalition is an unprecedented effort to bring together adults and youth to provide new opportunities for young people in Brooklyn Park. Teens and adults from all segments of the community are working together to come up with real solutions so that all youth in Brooklyn Park have access to caring adults, employment opportunities, and safe places to hang out. Community partnerships are an important part of the Coalition because the topic of youth opportunities is so broad that it is impossible for one group or agency alone to provide an effective and efficient solution. The Coalition brings together the many assets that already exist for youth in our community while collaborating to provide new opportunities.
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Giving Brooklyn Park's young people a voice
Read the Star Tribune article
A busy college freshman finds time to work for the youngsters in his hometown.MORE
The Youth Opportunities Coalition Engages Youth in the Community
The Brooklyn Park Citizen Long-Range Improvement Committee began studying the topic of youth opportunities in the fall of 2005 after a citizen survey commissioned by the city council showed residents were concerned about juvenile crime and a lack of opportunities for youth in the city.MORE
Recreation and Parks staff and youth meet Dr. Peter Benson at the Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Conference in December 2007
