Youth and staff from the Dreamcatchers program spruced up a playground at Solano Community College
Solano Community College is now more welcoming to young families thanks to a recent playground makeover by a group of teens from Dreamcatchers, a United Way grantee that provides troubled youth with employment training. United Way supports Dreamcatchers as part of our strategy to empower the next generation for success.
The makeover provided youth the opportunity to test some recently acquired skills, as several are enrolled in or have recently completed the horticulture class at the college as part of the Dreamcatchers program.
“Overall, the project was a great success with all parties satisfied with the completion, especially the children who can now play safely and run over the grass hills, ride their bikes on the bike path, or plant flowers in the planter boxes lining their new play area,” said Regina Kaiser, program director of the Dreamcatchers Empowerment Network.
Gary, one of the participating teens, said, “It gave me a second chance to do something positive for the community. To see the smiles on the little kids faces was worth it.”
Before the makeover...
Another teen, Nick, said, “I felt proud. It was fun working around children. It kind of inspired me.”
...and after the makeover.
