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Downtown Springfield Inc names new program coordinator

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Cooking up community

One year ago, Springfield received support from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to plan a downtown food space focused on local foods. The goal is to build on the success of the downtown farmers market and locally sourced food movement to develop local entrepreneurial food resources such as a grocery store and a commercial kitchen, according to the city. The initiative recently released its action plan about ways to move forward. Creating a shared commercial kitchen is a focus of the report. It s something Piero Taico of Springfield has personally worked toward for years. Joining the Local Food, Local Places steering committee was a way for Taico to share his passion with others. The group of business leaders and entrepreneurs crafted the plan, which highlights the many ways a shared industrial kitchen in Springfield could benefit the community. Taico said the committee is exploring models for shared kitchens in Illinois and other states.

Springfield dreams

Mentoring and meeting needs Michael Phelon started The Outlet mentoring program in 2004. It s located on South 12th Street, though this year, the 30 mentors are mostly connecting with youth remotely. The program serves 48 youth from in and around Springfield with a focus on boys and young men from fatherless households. This year, Phelon has seen an enormous amount of personal loss. His mother and uncle died, as did his mentor, Dr. Clarice Ford, and his right-hand man at The Outlet, Marcus Butler Sr. It s been rough for us. Most of the young guys that I work with, they are already coming from hard situations, said Phelon.

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