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Local
Summer Program Trains East Tampa Teens
For the past three sum- mers, the CDC of Tampa, Ernest Coney, President/CEO, has part- nered with the City of Tampa to provide training to local youth hired as part of the Clean City summer youth em- ployment program. The pro- gram targets teenagers living in the East Tampa area.
This year, the CDC part- nered with local business owners who invested a total of 6 hours in training the youth on topics such as ac- countability, goal setting and sacrifice. The team of profes- sionals was led by Gary T. Hartfield, owner of Serenity Village.
Last year, Mr. Hartfield published a memoir chroni- cling his personal, educa- tional and business journey to stand against the obstacles of life, including being a first
generation college student, to achieve success.
Recently, Hartfield com- mitted to developing a youth empowerment program based on his memoir, titled Stand. The youth were the first group to receive in-depth training based on the pro- gram.
The final training was conducted on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at the CDC of Tampa. During this training, Hartfield was joined by Va- lerie Goddard of the God- dard Group, Jalem Robinson of Brothers United Building Brothers Al- liance, Vernetta Williams of Chrysalis Consulting, LLC and Carl Thomas.
The team shared princi- ples, life experiences and fa- cilitated activities and break-out sessions to dia- logue with youth about the
Pictured from L-R: Valerie Goddard, David Jones, of CDC of Tampa; Dr. Vernetta Williams, Gary Hartfield and Jalem Robinson.
various topics. The students were also tasked with work- ing weekly towards their goal over the course of the 6-week program. Youth who success- fully documented their work, within their social media group, received $100 each.
The East Tampa Partner- ship and Evangeline Best provided continued support for the youth. The team will also provide support to the youth throughout the school year.
Meeting
Middleton High Class Of 1967
The Middleton High School Class of 1967 will hold their monthly meeting on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 12 noon at C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Library, 2607 E. M.L.K. Jr. Blvd., Tampa, 33610.
Please be present and on time. We are planning our 50th Reunion and we need your input.
Linda L. Williams, Class President, (813) 514-7357.
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