1. Proposal to Revitalize a Community Center
Delivered to Sharon Bailey
Community Leader
April 10, 2014
Kanesha Robinson, St. Petersburg College Student
krobin25@live.spcollege.edu

2. Overview
 If the proper steps are taken the center can become beneficial to
the community.
 A utilized center will help bring the community closer together.

3. The Opportunity
 Gather neighborhood leaders and other residents together to open
community center on a daily basis.
 Get volunteers from the community to help set up programs for the
youth in the neighborhood.

4. Audience Analysis
 Having a place where young children and young adults can come
together can be instrumental in keeping those children out of
trouble. The programs that are offered at a community center can
teach them teamwork and the importance of helping others.
Community centers can give children a chance to highlight any
special skills or talents that they may have.

5. Benefits
 Community centers help to keep children and teenagers off of the
street.
 A community center can be a valuable asset to a community in
that it gets neighbors together for the good of the community.

6. Risks
 It depends on volunteers to keep it running
 If there are not enough volunteers the kids will stop coming
 An underfunded center can cause a complete shutdown

7. Final Recommendation
 The community center implement an afterschool program where
the children can participate in a variety of different activities.
 1. Start an afterschool program.
 2. Start a music program.
 3. Start a sports program.
 4. Start a drama club.
 5. Start an arts program.
 6. Start cooking Lessons
 7. Build a computer lab.

8. Possible Key Stakeholders
 Shavon Lewis, Community Leader
 Contact Info: renevia2003@yahoo.com
 Sharon Bailey, Community Leader
 Contact Info: sharongainey@yahoo.com

9. Highlighted References
 Jerpi, Laura (2011, November). Parks and Recreation Bring
Communities Together. http://www.southernuniversity.edu.
Retrieved April 110, 2014 from,
http://source.southuniversity.edu/parks-and-recreation-centers-
bring-communities-together-59072.aspx.
 Christiansen, Monty L. (1977). Park Planning Handbook.
Fundamentals of Physical Planning for Parks and Recreation Areas.
New York, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc