No child left hungry
Children of all ages throughout Alachua County will again be fed breakfast and lunch this summer.
Thanks to a federally funded food service program that runs from Monday through July 23, children from infants to 18 years old can receive free breakfast and lunch at 93 locations with a multitude of options that include in-person, bus routes, curb side grab and go and the Alachua County School District s food truck, which visits underserved neighborhoods including Hidden Oaks, Majestic Oaks and the Swag Family Resource Center.
All the children have to do to get a meal is to show up at a feeding site during meal times.
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The Gainesville Police Advisory Council met virtually Wednesday to discuss youth arrest rates and overcrowding in entertainment venues. (Kalia Richardson/WUFT News)
Gainesville Police Advisory Council Discuss Overcrowding And Youth Arrest Rates
By Kalia Richardson
April 29, 2021
The Gainesville Police Advisory Council on Wednesday discussed ways to reduce overcrowding at youth-oriented entertainment venues such as the T.B. McPherson Center and the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center, as well as arrest rates among youth in the city.
Overall crime rates have decreased by 8.99% over the past year, but there have been more sexual batteries and robberies, Police Chief Tony Jones told the council during a virtual meeting.
Large gathering at T.B. McPherson Center on Easter Sunday sparks stricter rule enforcement from city
Some East Gainesville community members feel the notice is hypocritical, others complained to the city A notice posted at TB McPherson Park on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Photo by Julia Cooper | The Independent Florida Alligator
East Gainesville residents who regularly use a recreation center for community events are facing stricter enforcement of rules and regulations from the city after a large gathering on Easter.
After about 2,000 people gathered at the T.B. McPherson Center on April 4 to celebrate Easter and participate in Peaceful Sundays, a weekly gathering for the community, residents sent complaints to the city. The complaints included
Easter event prompted calls to police
It always draws many more people on Easter so two years ago it was moved to the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center off Northeast Eighth Avenue and Waldo Road with the city s blessing, said John Alexander of GPD s Youth and Community Services Division.
It was not held last year because of COVID-19. This year the organizers moved it to MLK on their own. At some point, teens and young adults left to start a spinoff at McPherson. You saw an uprising of a younger generation that did not necessarily want to participate in the (MLK) one, Alexander said. It was very organized the promoters did an awesome job. When you traveled down to (McPherson) it was a much younger crowd initially . but ultimately all ages were down there.