July, 1996 - FFC families work with the Parks Dept. to design
renovations to the Edgerly Playground. The playground is
being redone due to advocacy by the FFC and Councillor Thomas
Keane.
August, 1996 - The FFC Annual Barbecue draws 60 people for
food, fun and frivolity.
September, 1996 - The FFC and the Boston Red Shirts
complete a new mural at Edgerly playground. The mural
features portraits of children of FFC members.
October, 1996 - Halloween activities are a great success.
Over 100 children trick-or-treat that night thanks to the FFC list
of safe places. A party follows the night after, packing the 64-
70 Burbank community room.
December, 1996 - The FFC co-sponsors the Multicultural
Celebration at NU with the Fenway Senior Task Force.
Activities include Holiday celebrations from different cultures,
including Jewish, Chinese, African, and Anglo-American.
February, 1997 - The K-RAP afterschool program reopens
after extensive flooding which took place in the fall.
February, 1997 - The Famlily Swap Network begins in our
newsletter, bringing people together to share and exchange
March, 1997 - We initiate the Fenway Summer Referral
Program which has matched 35 school age children to
summer camps and programs to date.
April, 1997 - We team up with NU for the annual spring
playground cleanup. We spiff up the Edgerly Playground,
West Fenway Playground, and Mother's Rest.
April, 1997 - The FFC joins Children's Hospital's injury
prevention campaign involving the distribution of free car
seats with training for parents in the new law and the proper
use of the seats. The FFC is a distribution site for this program.
May, 1997 - Fenway Family and Youth Day kicks off our
summer programs, including a job program for teens, and a
partnership with the Boston Police Dept., Dist. 4. 130 families
attend this barbecue and party.
May, 1997 - Renovations for the Edgerly playground begin.
May, 1997 - The FFC connects parents with health care for their children through the Stand for Children Coalition.
May, 1997 - The FFC embarks on as partnership with the YMCA Central Branch to run the K-RAP program as a satellite site and expand child care in the Fenway. The partnership will be active in Sept. and may lead to additional child care sites.
June, 1997 - The Fenway Neighborhood Resource Guide is published and available to families and neighbors.
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