Support Our Youth and Families November 2019 | Page 8

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Arlington Parks & Rec and the Dallas Wings partnered to create a new reading nook at Hugh Smith Rec Center,
which opened in late August with an appearance and book reading by Wings’ players and Lightning the mascot.
Priority Pillars
SUPPORTING FAMILIES PHYSICAL WELLNESS The City of Arlington understands Arlington is a place where our youth that a supported family builds the have a variety of venues and activities INTELLECTUAL
AND EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
success of the entire community – to develop strength and skills while The City will offer programming with
affecting change in areas as diverse as expending energy in a healthy and a variety of opportunities for Arlington
academic achievement, crime rates and positive manner. The options offered youth to engage and broaden their
neighborhood satisfaction. Because to our young residents will provide a minds in enjoyable challenges from
of this, the City strives to support all diverse variety of activities differing in collaborative problem solving to
Arlington families by providing ways cost, type and location for all income inventing to forming positive social
for them to play and interact together levels. As indoor and electronic relationships. The City will also offer
in multiple venues and settings. From activities become more prevalent, it paths to connect youth and authority
walkable neighborhood playgrounds to is more important than ever to offer figures in constructive ways with
toddler storytime at a branch library to opportunities to engage in physical play the goal of developing supportive
the Teen Court, the City endeavors to to build confidence, physical fitness and connections that can guide them in a
complement and support the essential peer interaction skills. positive direction when needed.
role families play in building the next
generation of Arlington residents to allow
them to achieve their American Dream.
SUPPORT OUR YOUTH & FAMILIES
Q1 UPDATE • FY 2020