The town of Dedham recently received
quite favorable news! Throughout the country they have now been
named as one of the Top 100 Best Communities for Young People. This
award recognizes areas that have a strong commitment to building up
programs and services that support the youth as well as reducing
dropout rates and this, it must be shared, is the sixth year that
these awards have been given out.
The official announcement came on September 12th of 2012 and it
is something that the Dedham Youth Commission had to submit an
application for. Some of the main points of reference as to why
Dedham truly deserves
such remarkable notoriety is because of their efforts in their
local Youth Commission, the Dedham School Department, Dedham Parks
& Recreation and various other complementary organizations.
The Dedham Youth Commission Director, Robert Blaney, is ever so
impressed and proud at all of the positive strides Dedham has made in order to
be included in this award. He went on to state, Being named one of
Americas Promise Alliances 100 Best is significant and meaningful
to the entire community. So many dedicated people and programs
contributed to this win and it further reinforces our belief that a
focus on youth pays dividends to the entire community. With this
triumph, Dedham has also been given
commemorative signs, a trophy, as well as a $2,500 grant. It just
further establishes the already known fact that Dedham is a wonderful place
to live both as a family when raising children and as an ambitious
young professional when the world is your oyster.
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