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FFO <br /> ��a� -� � ��� • ' • Habitat <br /> Food. Fitness•Opportunity � �� <br /> for Humanity'Research Collaborative LZis �. r. rrry � Orange County, C <br /> Fairview Youth in Action Program <br /> About the Program <br /> The Fairview Youth in Action Program is a paid summer program for high-school <br /> aged youth living in or connected to the Fairview community in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> The program is sponsored by the Fairview Community Watch (FCW), the UNC Food, <br /> Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (UNC FFORC), and Habitat for <br /> Humanity of Orange County (Habitat) <br /> Program Background '' <br /> 1 <br /> Active communities are places that make <br /> physical activity (such as walking, biking, <br /> or playing) a safe, accessible, and F <br /> P <br /> enjoyable part of everyday life. Yet many j <br /> communities, including Fairview, are not <br /> designed to support physical activity. <br /> This makes it hard for Fairview residents = <br /> to walk, bike, play, socialize or otherwise <br /> get out and about in the neighborhood. <br /> These concerns are felt by youth living in <br /> Fairview. Over the past four summers, <br /> youth in the Fairview Youth in Action <br /> program have made active living their <br /> core priority. Each summer, program <br /> participants assess active living <br /> challenges, meet with partners, and <br /> complete improvement projects, like <br /> clean ups, community garden work days, <br /> and sharing newsletters, to make j 3 <br /> tangible changes to their community. °. , ', <br />