Detroit KidSpeak: Youths Speak Out On Improving Neighborhoods

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Detroit KidSpeak: Youths Speak Out On Improving Neighborhoods

Posted 10-15-09

Fears about aging out of foster care, finishing high school, and staying safe while at school were key concerns shared by Detroit area youths at today’s Detroit KidSpeak® public policy forum at City Hall.

More than 40 youths from The Skillman Foundation’s Good Neighborhoods Initiative areas within the city of Detroit spent the morning educating local and state policymakers and other community leaders as to how they can work together to improve life inside Detroit neighborhoods and schools.

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