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Southside Stories |
A four-part series examining issues faced by the dynamic and diverse population of Lansing's southside neighborhoods. Written and produced by WKAR's Erin Toner.
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Southside Stories: Part Four: Community Center
South Lansing is home to 60 percent of the city's residents, and the most children.
But what's missing on the southside is full-service community center - a place people can go to meet each other, to learn ballroom dancing or knitting, play basketball or check out library books.
There are three community centers like that north of I-496. In the last of our "Southside Stories," WKAR 90.5's Erin Toner reports on efforts to bring a full-service community center to south Lansing.
aired Dec. 9, 2004 | length: 6:37 Extended Version
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The Southside Community Coalition is a small building in the middle of a big parking lot. It was a Quality Dairy at one time. Now, only a small group of kids or seniors at a time can fit in the building. Residents are pushing for a full-service community center in south Lansing, like the ones north of I-496.
Photo: Erin Toner
Pete Cunningham runs the Southside Community Coalition. He says even though the center is very small, it serves hundreds of kids before and after school, and helps many low-income people in south Lansing.
Photo: Erin Toner
Outside the Southside Community Coalition in Lansing, kids planted a garden last summer. The center has before- and after-school programs.
Photo: Erin Toner
The Southside Community Coalition stocks a closet with donated clothes. Neighbors can come by the center and pick out what they need.
Photo: Erin Toner
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