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D.C. Health Department #Showoff Program Creates Ways for Teens to Pursue Passions Bezawit Tefera Photos Top Left and Right Courtesy of #Showoff Young D.C In this issue News 1–3 Lifestyle 4–5 Summer reading lists Entertainment 6–7 Slammin’ – include lots of genres, Sports 9 YDC checks out lots of ideas Viewpoints 10 Annual Reader Survey 11 teen poets p. 6 On the Street 12 p. 7 Volume 23 • Number 3 • Summer 2014 D.C. health department #ShowOff program creates ways for teens to pursue passions Bezawit Tefera Photos top left and right courtesy of #ShowOff Young D.C. Photo bottom left by YDC Top left, 2013-2014 #ShowOff ambassadors in front of mural Footsteps outside of the Right, #ShowOff mural by artist Cita Sadeli (Che Love) on Georgia Avenue, NW, in Petworth neighborhood of D.C. is based YDC newsroom along with the on ideas brainstormed by ShowOff ambassadors Bottom, ambassador Thayla Contreras and YDC reporter Bezawit Tefera meet up chatter of two voices an- in the YDC newsroom. nounced their arrival. The foot- steps got closer until two peo- ple walk in. Thalya Contreras, a girl with long curly brown hair who looked like she was in high school, walked in followed by Cherri Sinclair, a woman dressed in professional clothing. Contre- ras is one of the ambassadors from #ShowOff, and cial media, events and a It can take you to millions of places,” Con- Sinclair is the massive mural that was treras said. YDC asked what she offers woman from Oc- designed and created #ShowOff and how it helps her. Contreras tane Public Rela- with the help of the Sho- said, “I see myself differently, I want to use tions/Advertising, wOff ambassadors.” the advantage my parents gave me to make which is helping Contreras, 15, a them proud,” #ShowOff. sophomore at Capital Based on what was seen when Contre- D.C. Department of Health tasked Oc- City Public Charter School in D.C., is one ras visited, YDC concludes that the teens tane Public Relation Advertising with a of several ShowOff ambassadors, 2013- that attend ShowOff probably love it. Con- campaign to empower D.C. youth to make 2014. She told YDC, “The main focus of treras said she plans to stay with ShowOff independent decisions about their health ShowOff is to encourage kids about not be- for as long as she can. YDC asked what she and wellbeing. Octane’s website says, ing afraid to show off your talent no matter plans to do there, she replied, “I will do “ShowOff is a youth social marketing cam- the circumstances.” what I love.” paign that inspires D.C. youth to share their On the days that she attends ShowOff, Contreras is able to do the thing she is most Bezawit Tefera, 14, is a rising sophomore at the dreams, talents, friendships, and personal Parkmont School in the District of Columbia. style through social media. Octane uses so- interested in. “Reading, I like to read books. News t Young D.C. t Summer 2014 Inside a D.C. play desert Rossie Cottom Young D.C. According to American Academy of Pediatrics, toddlers need at least 60 minutes of Young D.C. is an independent newspaper written by and activity per day. Paradise Manor in Northeast D.C. is a series of three-story apartment build- about metropolitan area teens. Address correspondence to: ings arranged around courts. Tenants, many families headed by a single mother living in Young D.C. poverty, may receive subsidies from Section 8 of the U. S. Housing Act to help rent from its 1904 18th Street, NW Unit B private owner. The Paradise neighborhood has a lot of kids, but not many places for them to Washington, D.C. 20009-1707 play. Kids play in trees, use other kids toys, and run around out of control. Parents seem to tel: 202.232.5300 fax: 202.232.5306 think they are safe because they know most of the other kids that live nearby. These kids are www.youngdc.org under the age of 10 and playing in trees. When people tell them to stop playing in a tree Copyright. All rights reserved. before they hurt themselves, they climb down but go do something else that’s not safe. Before 2012, there were two major playgrounds in the middle of Paradise, where Managing Editor: Emily Yang, Winston Churchill HS (Md.) many kids safely played. Parents could sit down on benches and watch their kids around the Web Editor: Peter Berg, The Lab School of Washington (D.C.) playground. YDC talked to a representative of Paradise management who said they took Reporters: Jenae Addison, Clarksburg HS (Md.); Chloe Ashford, down these two playgrounds because of safety issues. The playground had safety issues School Without Walls (D.C.); Gary Barnhart, Cesar Chavez PCS for because it was up for a very long time and it was falling apart. Instead of replacing the bro- Public Policy/Parkside (D.C.); Sparkle Campbell, Cesar Chavez PCS ken parts, they just took down the whole playground. for Public Policy/Capitol Hill (D.C.); Rossie Cottom, Cesar Chavez There are other playgrounds but kids have to go to other courts to play on them. If the PCS for Public Policy/Parkside (D.C.); Alex Greenhill, Brehm School owner of Paradise rebuilds a better playground, kids would have somewhere to play and (Ill.), Class of 2012 (D.C.); Damali Hall, Trinity University (D.C.); parents can watch them to keep them out of trouble. Michael-Ann Henderson, Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy/Park- There is an organization called Kaboom that develops playgrounds for communities. side (D.C.); Zame Johnson, homeschooled (D.C.), Samantha Joseph, Kaboom builds playgrounds in places that have “play deserts.” Play deserts are areas that Towson University (Md.); Abigail Melick, Woodrow Wilson HS Kaboom says are “child-rich, but playground-poor.” Paradise is considered to be a play (D.C.); Matt Nguyen, Lafayette College (Pa.); Sabrina Nunez, Cesar desert. Kaboom is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to ensuring that all kids it gets Chavez PCS for Public Policy/Parkside (D.C.); Bria Price, Cesar a childhood filled with active play needed to thrive. In order for Kaboom to recreate a com- Chavez PCS for Public Policy/Parkside (D.C.); Rebecca Tackie, munity playground there are some requirements. The community must have a certain James Madison HS (Va.); Bezawit Tefera, Parkmont School (D.C.) amount of community members to support them. Also the community must have some Board of Directors: George Curry (chairman), Rich Foster, Mary Han- money to help pay for the playground. ley, Barbara Hines, Judy Hines, Kathleen Reilly Mannix (ex officio), YDC talked with the community director of Paradise and reached out to Kaboom’s Flo McAfee, Phillip Reid, Terry Thielen communications office. The Paradise director said that Kaboom was going to redo the play- Advisory Board (Emeritus Directors): Hector Ericksen-Mendoza, ground but there weren’t enough residents to support it. This tells me that tenants don’t re- Sean Jensen, Cynthia Farrell Johnson, Rosamond King, Sarah Men- ally care much about physical health of kids. The Paradise director later showed me an ke-Fish, Bob Neuman, David R. Rapp, Samara Sit email that Kaboom sent to him informing him that Paradise can register for building a play- ground in the summer of 2014. Young D.C. FY2014 has been supported by Bloomberg BNA, The Chil- Paradise was inspected by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development dren’s Charities Foundation, The Herb Block Foundation and sponsors of Cartoons & Cocktails 2013, an auction of editorial art held Nov. 21, (HUD) in 2010 and scored an 85 out of 100–before playgrounds were removed. A score of 2013. Sponsors included American Income Life Insurance, Jeffrey and 86 or above is considered healthy and safe. HUD should do another in inspection to see Lori Smith Ashford, Bloomberg BNA, Rosemary F. Crocket, George what Paradise scores now because now they don’t have a playground. The playground has Curry, Anne and Bob Ganz, Andrew J. Hagan and Linda L. Smith, Tay- not been put back up because maybe the people who care don’t know whom to tell about lor and Judy Hines, Kathleen Reilly Mannix, Cynthia Farrell Johnson, this issue. Paradise needs to put some type of structure for kids in the spot where the old Sally Mannix, Mike McCurry, Joseph A. and Anne Reilly Murphy, Na- playground use to be. tional Art and Framing, Nielsen, The Obscure Organization, Amb. and Mrs. Robert Pearson, Politco, Phillip Reid, Terry Thielen and Bob Star- Rossie Cottom, 17, is a rising senior at Cesar Chavez PCHS in the District of bird, Rosalind G. Stark, Craig Trygstad. C&C 2013 also benefited the Columbia. Cartoonists Rights Network International. Letters to the Editor are welcome and sometimes published, whole or in part. Letters are subject to editing. Readers writing to YDC should include contact information: name, age, telephone number. About www.youngdc.org Staffers update the YDC site weekly. Please ensure that it is not blocked at your school or library. Since there is no place for a reader to enter information, there is no need to block. Corrections Young D.C. publishes corrections of matters of substance. Thank you for bringing them to the attention of the editors by tele- phone (202.232.5300), e-mail ([email protected]) or snail mail to the address at the top of this column. LEAFY P L AY DESERT : East of the Anacostia River and south of Watts Branch, Hayes Street, NE, and Jay Street, NE, form a horseshoe. Paradise Manor and Mayfair Mansion apartments are inside the horseshoe. The apartments are about a mile from recreation centers and most do not have tot lots with climbing equipment or slides.
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