What’s Going On At The Roosevelt Island Youth Center – RIOC Hosts Information Session On Current And Future Plans For Parents Yesterday, Watch Video Of What Happened

The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) hosted a Youth Center informational session for parents yesterday, April 14, in the aftermath of last week’s management upheaval at the Youth Center.

RIOC Chief Operating Officer Shelton Haynes and Director of Community Affairs Erica Spencer-EL presented RIOC’s current and future plans for the Youth Center to concerned parents.

Ms Spencer-EL told the parents:

We’re going to make it our priority to make sure that we have sufficient programming at the Youth Center….

She added: Mr Haynes and Ms. Spencer-EL emphasized that RIOC does not want the Youth Center services to compete with services offered by the PS/IS 217 Beacon Program. Here’s video of the RIOC presentation (part 1)

followed by a question and answer session. Part 2. What services will be offered to the older Roosevelt Island youth?

Part 3.

Part 4.

RIOC is looking for a dialogue with Roosevelt Island parents and kids to best utilize the Youth Center. Let RIOC know what you think?