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Congratulating Fab Youth Philly on the occasion of their 10-Year-Anniversary and honoring a decade of visionary, dedicated, and impactful work to empower teens and improve communities.
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WHEREAS, Fab Youth Philly is a youth development nonprofit founded in the belief that young people are valuable contributors to Philadelphia's collective fabric; and
WHEREAS, through grit, creativity, empathy, joy, and a lot of hard work, Fab Youth Philly has reached thousands of young Philadelphians and provided more than 600 work and learning opportunities to teens, many of whom are receiving these opportunities for the first time; and
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WHEREAS, Fab Youth Philly was founded by Rebecca Fabiano, whose hard work, vision, and fierce commitment to the potential of Philadelphia's youth along-side a devoted group of staff and volunteers is bringing to reality a more playful and engaged neighborhood where teens are leaders and valued members of the community; and
WHEREAS, Fab Youth Philly's most popular initiative is the Play Captain Initiative where each summer, since 2017, 30-50 teens between the ages of 15 and 19 facilitate playful learning activities on multiple Playstreets in West Philadelphia, Hunting Park & Kensington. The Play Captain Initiative is a workforce development and civic-engagement program that empowers and trains teens in leadership, playful learning, and facilitation and pays them to go out into the community to Playstreets, playgrounds, and neighborhoods of Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, Fab Youth Philly has played a key role in opening up Philadelphia's public pools while providing teens with life-saving skills and income. For years, the City's Parks & Recreation Department has struggled to open all public pools due to a lifeguard shortage. To fill that need, Fab Youth Philly has created a paid lifeguard skill-building course and a Learn 2 Swim program, where teens also learn workforce and communication skills. Fab Youth Philly helped the Parks and ...
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