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   MJA
   Member

   It would be great to hear what you've been working on since these original posts. What else has been going on with your joint use efforts in the Central Valley?
   -MJA

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   selizabeth
   Member

   I will be on this page all next week and am particularly looking forward to discussions about joint use involving schools and other partners in the Central Valley and other (rural settings)..

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   cdiaz
   Member

   This is an issue for us In Madera County, specifically for the community of Fairmead, an unincorporated area. Community members have spoken to the school principal and superintendent who seem somewhat open to the idea of an open campus, but have shared with us that the school board is concerned with liability. No one on the school board is from Fairmead, so we are challenged with having them understand the issues that Fairmead residents face. The youth will be doing a photo voice project in the community. We hope this will help the board understand their challenges to accessing a safe place to play. The kids have to play soccer in the streets because although they are surrounded by other people's farmland, there is no field for them to play.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   gislas
   Member

   I would like to offer another perspective on joint use — a perspective that makes more sense for those of us working in rural settings. Central California often conjures images of open farm land and what might be perceived as plentiful opportunities for recreation. But the truth is that we are just as — if not more — challenged in finding safe places for our children to play as any other region within California. School space is often the only green space in our rural communities. Therefore increasing access to that school space in rural settings is really essential to addressing the heart of the challenges we face in Central California. Joint use in rural contexts has to be defined as more than just joint use as a collaborative agreement between agencies but also collaboration between community itself and schools. What do others think? Are there ways we can increase public access to school space in places where partnering agencies do not exist? How do we build these collaborations with community members themselves?

   Posted 2 years ago #

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