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Fifteen year-old Amy (left) enjoys her moment at the pool table with her friend Lynette at the teen center.
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Then the teen center'* advisory board, com
posed of an equal number of teen-agers (rom area
high sibools and adults. Imd to decide whether the
center should change its original objective. The
board planned on using the center to serve n wide
cross-section of youth, Thompson said Serving
high-risk youth would require a completely differ
ent agenda.
Craig Smith, chairman of the advisory board,
said it decided to refocus on serving all commu
nity teenagers
"We didn't have the facilities for dealing with
high-risk youth.'' Smith said. "We dot ided to try to
divert them to other programs such as Looking
Glass "
Thompson said she is now working on convinc
ing parents to let their children attend the center.
"The problem is most kids have an image of the
mall as a place to avoid.” she said. “This area,
especially around the bus station, is a high-crime
area.”
Thompson hopes the community will help the
teen center deal with tin* problem of crime down
town This is really a problem Eugene needs to
face, stie said.
Thompson said the center is unique because it
targets a specific age group, from ages 11 to 19.
"This i enter is designed for teens It doesn't offer
activities for any other ago group, so it can lie tai
lored to their recreational and educational needs "
The i enter will offer a variety of classes during
the school year including Taikwando instruction,
computer, dance and after-school homework
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Some of the kids are working with
businesses, trying to sell ads. when
they used to shoplift from those same
businesses.
— KAREN THOMPSON
Teen Center volunteer
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coaching sessions. The center is also creating its
own teen magazine. Teenagers will Ik; able to work
in journalistic writing, layout and design, creative
writing and cartooning.
"it is really working out well,” Thompson said.
"Some of the kids are working with businesses,
trying to sell ads. when they used to shoplift from
those same businesses."
Symantec corp.. a software company that is
moving into the downtown mall opposite the teen
center, has donated computers and educational
software programs that will fie used to create the
magazine,
Sean Chapin, who helps organize events at the
center, said he has been in many of the same situ
ations as the street kids in the area, lie hopes the
center will become a place for all kids to go. “We
need kids to fit in somewhere," Chapin said. "If
they can't fit in here, they might try to fit in with
a gang. That's why gangs work. Teenagers need a
sense of belonging."
The Youth Connection Teen Center is open
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