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I think that this is a wonderful idea. My family has been in Framingham for over 100 yrs, I have seen Framingham change and it's not for the good, I've seen longtime Framingham families leave and neighborhoods of days gone bye.

As a parent of a young child with ADHD these centers and clubs need to have staff with training in this area as well as other unseen disabilities. This is often forgotten about and when you fill out registration for children with disabilities that are not readily seen, the centers are not prepared. This limits the number of available programs for children with unseen disabilities to attend. They are the forgotten youth unless it is a physical disability people don't see.

When and if they do attend a program they are labeled as a trouble maker or otherwise.

This is due to the oversight of the information provided in the registration and the ability of staff to assist.

They also do not have many opportunities to engage with children that do not have disabilities.

The center also should have a conflict resolution component. So many small issues between our youth, that they turn into hateful words and physical assaults and even several people jumping a single youth.

I have never seen so much hate in Framingham. I have never seen so much disrespect to elders, teachers, parents and each other in all of my days.

I'm extremely excited for this project and the interest in our community.

Prayerfully things will get better for our Framingham and the world.

Prayerful that the center will be a success.

It takes a village, youth call it snitching, we called it we are in trouble. The neighbors told your parents if they saw you doing wrong. Your friends would think of your safety if they told on you. Right was right and wrong was wrong.

Framingham 100+ yrs strong.

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