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6 <br />LEISURE <br />PROBLEMS /ISSUES /GAPS <br />-Need for coordination between agencies and community groups <br />providing services for youths. <br />-Need for facilities for specialized activities: <br />-Movie theaters <br />- swimming pools <br />-Need for "close -to- home" facilities /events /programs for youth. <br />-Need for activities specifically designed for eleven to sixteen <br />year olds., <br />STATUS RECOMMENDATIONS /STRATEGIES <br />1.Create a clearinghouse to coordinate program and event <br />information, distributing /disseminating through a <br />consolidated newsletter /calendar of events. <br />Ongoing The Chapel Hill Teen Center established a clearinghouse <br />in 1989 to provide information at the Center about youth <br />programs and events. <br />ongoing Orange County Recreation and Parks departmental newsletter <br />now highlights a "Teen Programs" section. <br />2.Create a toll -free teen hot line to coordinate information <br />and referral concerning youth services. <br />Future The United Way Information and Referral Task Force has <br />future plans to assess the need for an information and <br />referral phone system for all County services, including <br />youth services. <br />3.Identify a lead agency to coordinate and assist community - <br />based groups to plan programs with youth. <br />Ongoing In fall 1989, the County 4--H Youth and Advisory Board <br />organized a Teen Alternative Task Force for northern and <br />central Orange County. <br />4.Plan with youth, not for them. <br />Page 9 <br />