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MEDIA
ADVISORY
N. PHILA. PLANS TO “TURN
AROUND”
THE DROPOUT CRISIS
Community summit features discussion,
speakers, workshop, resource fair
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WHAT: |
The first of Project
U-Turn’s series of “Turning-it-Around”
community summits focused on the areas and
populations of the city hardest hit by the
dropout crisis. This summit focuses on North
Philadelphia and African-American Males.
Program includes: presentation of
statistics on the dropout crisis in North
Philadelphia, break-out discussions on the
community’s role in addressing it, a
resource fair, keynote speaker, testimony
from youth on their schooling experience,
continental breakfast, and give-aways.
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WHEN: |
Saturday, March 29th
10 am to 2 pm
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WHERE: |
The Nu Sigma Youth Services
Beacon Center
at Ben Franklin High School
550 N. Broad St (near Spring Garden St.)
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WHO: |
Keynote speaker: Marc Lamont
Hill – writer, national news commentator,
and assistant professor of urban education
and American studies at Temple University
Youth speakers and facilitators
Speaker: Andrew Broggins; Facilitators:
Marcellus Taylor, Kadeem Washington, Joaquin
Rosa, Turricka Picasso, Andrew Broggins,
Jose Figueroa
The summit is free and open to youth,
parents, community members, service
providers and others -- particularly who
live and work in North Philadelphia.
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WHY: |
To involve the community in
solving the dropout crisis in our city.
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HOW: |
Anyone interested in
attending should call 267-502-3706 or visit
www.projectUturn.net
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| Planning for
the North Philadelphia “Turning-it-Around”
Summit is led by Nu-Sigma, a member of the
Project U-Turn Steering Committee with
support from the Philadelphia Children’s
Commission. The Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN)
is the convening partner for Project U-Turn.
Funding for the “Turning-it-Around”
community summits is provided by the
America’s Promise Partnership and Washington
Mutual. For more information, visit
www.ProjectUturn.net or call the toll free
number: 1-877-TURN-180. ### |
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