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Rosedale Ridge Summer Programming Begins

On Monday's and Tuesday's this summer between 10 and 15 students will gathering at the Rosedale Ridge community center for summer programming. Led by Diane Richardson of Phoenix Family Housing and assisted by Jordan Penner from RDA and Liz McClure of KC Urban Youth, the program promises to be an enriching experience for the kids attending the program.

Rosedale Ridge is home to around kids under 18 years old. However the community center at Rosedale Ridge reaches capacity with just around 15 kids. The organizers of the program strive to provide the highest quality program for these kids by having a good student to teacher ratio.

On Monday's the program will include reading, outside activity, lessons about bullying, lunch, sex education for some, gardening time and some arts and crafts time. The program is also providing the kids with book bags with which the kids will carry home a book every week. Every child who reads a book and completes a book report will receive a small prize for their efforts.

On Tuesdays, the program will take the kids on field trips to various places in Kansas City. These field trips will include trips to Loose Park, the zoo, the Kaleidoscope program at the Crown Center, a tour at the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, the Kansas City Community Garden, Summersplash and a trip to a movie.

If you would like to help with this program, please contact Jordan Penner at RDA: 913-677-5097.