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WHAT COULD BE ADDED:
1. Hold cross-departmental meetings (with representatives from Parks &
Recreation, City Arts, the Library, Market Place, CEDO, Schools and the Police
Department) to guide family initiatives in the City.
- Hire an AmeriCorps*VISTA to staff the meetings and to help implement
initiatives.
2. Work with City Departments to assure that children/family-based activities
are included at all City events and functions.
3. Develop an outreach plan and materials for communicating Burlington's
family assets to the general public, with a multicultural approach to the plan
and the materials.
4. Add a discussion about impacts on Children and Youth to each Section of
the City's Municipal Development Plan.
5. Have each City Department review policies to insure that they encourage
and not discourage conditions for all families and children.
6. Serve as a model employer for parents with children: review policies
regarding parental leave, flexible hours, childcare assistance, etc.
7. Explore incorporating a "Neighborhood Ambassador" program into
educational and recreational programming, where children are encouraged to visit
other neighborhoods and talk about their own, building pride in their own
neighborhoods while increasing their sense of belonging and comfort in the City
as a whole.
8. Consider expanding the centralized mailings on recreational/cultural
activities into a City newspaper, addressing additional issues such as quality
of life.
Page last updated November 15,
2002
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