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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Welch
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Intergenerational Recreation Centers
FOR the purpose of calling on representatives from the agencies concerned with recreational and enrichment programming for both seniors and children to appear before the City Council to discuss the possibility of creating intergenerational recreation centers in Baltimore and expanding intergenerational programming that benefits Baltimoreans of all ages.
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In some Baltimore neighborhoods, individuals from two vulnerable populations - seniors and children - too often remain underserved. Expanding educational, enrichment, and recreational opportunities for both of these populations should be a city-wide priority.
However, in the current era of limited financial resources, the City cannot always spend what it would like to on these priorities. It therefore cannot afford to limit itself to only traditional approaches that are premised on serving seniors and young people separately. Instead, the innovative idea of creating intergenerational recreation centers should be explored.
This idea, gaining in popularity nationwide and in cities such as Los Angeles and Chicago, allows facilities to leverage their available space and staff by providing programming to each population at different times while also creating unique opportunit...
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