Youth & Seniors

Why do we have senior centers and youth centers? Why do we pay middle aged people to watch
young people and other middle aged people to watch old people? Why don’t the young people and the old people
watch each other? We should have combined
senior and youth centers with the old people and young people there
together. We might even want to include
the animal shelter there too.

Kids and old folks, stray dogs and cats need a little
supervision, a little care and some direction. Having a couple professional facilitators on
site is important but most of the work could be done by the people
themselves. Kids can help prepare meals,
and the old folks can make sure they have washed their hands.

The kids can get help with their homework from an older
person and the older people can then watch them care for the animals and then
play outside. Too often our cities
divide things up into very small chunks and lose sight of the larger picture. A senior, youth center located with the
animal shelter next door to the fire station would be a cost effective way to
help take care of people and animals that need care that otherwise might end up
in criminal justice system; that’s what the SGT Says.