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  Q1: Maintaining the costs of keeping the building running throughout the year. Land and space available in the villages. What kind of training needed to work in the environment of children and young adults. (1 pieces of advice)

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  11.12.08 | 08:54 PM

  Reaching out to the community by creating other positive activities is an excellent goal. However running the kind of organization you are talking about would require a carefully thought out plan. Maintenance costs would vary extremely depending on what kind of activities you offered. For example a basketball court versus an indoor soccer field.
  One resource to check out on how to start a youth center is:
  http://www.ehow.com/how_2204688_start-youth-center.html
  
  Another resource that you could take advantage of is:
  http://rocksolidyouthcenter.com/how_to_start.shtml
  You can order materials that help you with every aspect of the development process.
  
  You could also propose this idea to your city representatives. You could request city funding and see what kind of money is available for this. A list of contact information for your city council members is located at:
  http://www.cityofbarrow.org/index.php?option=com_contact&catid=10&Itemid=5
  
  Finally here is a list of the regulations you would have to meet in order to watch …morechildren at your facility:
  http://nrckids.org/STATES/AK/alaska.htm
  
  

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  11.12.08 | 08:54 PM

  After doing some research it seems that Barrow already has a community center that offers the following opportunities:
  
  “On evenings and weekends, the high school’s swimming pool, weight room and gym are open to the public. Residents also use Barrow’s recreation center, which boasts a gym, racquetball courts, weight room and sauna. The City operates an inflatable dome for ice skating and hockey in the winter and soccer during the summer.” - http://www.cityofbarrow.org/
  
  You would need to differentiate your facilities so that there would be a legitimate reason to start another place for people to go. You could target families by building an indoor playground for younger children. You could have a multi-recreational use court so that you can offer different activities.
  
  The key to obtaining funding is to differentiate yourself from other locations offering similar services. Continue brainstorming things that could make you different and more appealing to potential funding.
  
  

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