One of the exciting opportunities that has presented itself this year is a mural project with the freshmen students at Woodrow Wilson High School, one of the two major public high schools in Camden. An UrbanPromise intern had very successfully completed a mural at the school in the past, and an administrator from the school had been in contact with UrbanPromise for some time about creating another one. Last week, myself and another intern went down to the school to see the school and the wall, and to discuss the project with the school, with the expectation of starting today and dedicating at least two days a week to this project. Upon arriving this morning, however, our contact informed us that, under the new adminstration, all projects had to be board-approved, a process that requires a minimum of eight to ten weeks. Even further, we are not even allowed contact with the students without board approval. While this makes sense, it is still frustrating, and there is nothing we can really do except for wait and hope that, after the wait, it actually does get approved. In the meantime, we are brainstorming ideas and identifying needs and potential partners to fill those needs, but it looks like I'll have to find another place for morning service work, at least until December.
Blessings,
Matt
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