Groundbreaking ceremony for new teen empowerment youth center.
A groundbreaking ceremony held for new Barack and Michelle Obama Youth Center on Genesee Street Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.
Rochester N.Y. — A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon for a new community center that will help and support teens on their journey to change out community for the better. The Center for Teen Empowerment held the ceremony for its new Barack and Michelle Obama Youth Center on Genesee Street.
This marks the official beginning of the center's construction, and a celebration of the seven-year process it took TE youth and staff to make this happen. "We've been renting in a smaller building for a long time now," said Doug Ackley, executive director for. "Slowly over time we watched abandoned properties turn into vacant lots, and young people envisioned a better opportunity for themselves, for this community. We tried to carry out that vision by raising the money and building a new Teen Empowerment headquarters right here on Genesee Street.
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