Gethsemane summer youth program

Described her church's summer youth program with reading, life skills, and field trips, asking for continued CDBG funding to reach more children.

A retired Wayne-Westland teacher of nearly 30 years, spoke in support of the youth program's reading component for preventing summer learning loss.

A lifelong Westlander argued prevention through youth programs beats correction later, and asked the council to fund the Gethsemane program.