The outgoing board president of the West Bloomington Revitalization Project says the culture of the group has helped it come back in 2022 from the pandemic and six feet of sewage in the basement during last year's big Bloomington flood.
WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. You'll hear what former Obama advisor David Axelrod thinks of the race of Illinois governor. Plus, a preview of this weekend's Bed Blitz program with the West Bloomington Revitalization Project.
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Family Resource and Youth Services Centers fulfill many needs for Kentucky’s students and their families to ensure they’re able to thrive in education. Duncan Sandlin with member station WKMS reports one of the youth resource centers in western Kentucky prioritized providing beds over the last year.
FRYSC coordinator of Roots to Wings, Glenda Byers, said soon before the pandemic they administered the required biennial survey which determines program offerings in the future. Findings included the concern of 75% of school faculty and staff which expressed inadequate sleep as a top student health concern. In response to the survey findings, the FRYSC facilitated a program called ‘Bed Blitz’ in partnership with local churches, volunteers, fellow students, the local extension club and the Homemaker’s club.