No meeting in July..we will inform you of the next meeting.
NNHT MONTHLY MEETING
Thursday June 12th at 7:00PM at
George Washington Carver Community Center
7 Academy Street *Norwalk, CT 06850
Introduction of NNHT Chairpersons
Joanne Romano, Rick McQuaid, Marybeth Becker
Agenda Review
Rick McQuaid,
Meeting Guidelines Review
Joanne Romano
Quick overview of what we have been
doing in the community and discuss NNHT Blog
Marybeth Becker
Community Introductions - "My name is
and I have come tonight because ____ "
Please feel free to bring someone with you to our meetings and encourage teens in your area to at least come and sit in a meeting and see if what we are attempting to do will help them in any way. Parents, bring a teen/ Teens, bring a parent or grandparent.
We have much to discuss and many plans to make if we are going to be successful in getting some activities in the works for the teens during the summer months. We need suggestions and input from everyone. We also want to fundraise in order to build a scholarship fund for one student from each of the high schools who shows the most progress from grad 9 thru 12th and takes steps to go on to college or a trade school.
We have adopted and planted a spot at Fodor farm to grow an NNHT garden that we hope parents and teens alike will be working side by side to be a part of a great community project.
We need people to weed and water at least 2x per week. We also have some room for a few new plants so if you have something special you'd like to plant please contact us. Wendy and Taylor Shannon and Joanne Romano have started the process of planting so that we can give everyone a chance to get involved.
Wendy Shannon has graciously accepted the responsibility of taking our meeting minutes unfortunately she is unable to attend this evening due to High School meetings so if someone would be willing to take minutes we would really appreciate it.
We would also like to start a fundraising committee so that we can raise funds for scholarships for all three high schools as well as host activities for the teens like dances, picnics etc. We also need an exploratory committee to look for programs suited to teens for after school and weekends and during summer months.
Our goal is to enhance our meetings by taking the information from the teens and finding ways to help get them move forward in school and in their personal lives
We look forward to seeing all of you as well as some new faces.
Brainstorming with Teens - Concerns for our Teens
Teens will have a chance to discuss what their concerns are
And give suggestions on what NNHT and the community
Can do to help with their concerns
What are your concerns about the following topics
Peer pressure,
Structured/ social activities
Lack of facilities
Drugs,
Relationship with police,
Bullying,
Violence,
Weapons
Gangs
"No-snitch" mentality does it help or hinder when your friends are injured
How has recent violence affected you
What are your thoughts on Racism and how it affects us
Lack of role models/parental participation
Do you feel we as a city should do more with Mentoring
What effects do you think the following have on teens in Norwalk -Divorce, Lack of respect for parents
What do you feel is the major cause of the Breakdown of family,
Do you feel that we should have enough Community involvement in making things happen for teens in Norwalk,
Resources
Child abuse,
Open discussion up for Adults and Teens To discuss resources
and solutions that we have available to us in our community.
Where do we go from here?
Closing Thought: Please tell us in a few words what you will take from this meeting and how you feel NNHT can help the teens of Norwalk