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"The kids have given us some really good ideas," says Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Kelly Kollar. "They felt adults were telling them what they should do. They were really excited to have somebody ask them what they wanted to do."
(from Howell tackles teen boredom; Summer program offers beach fun, day trips by Karen Bouffard (Special to The Detroit News). Article is available online at http://www.detnews.com/2002/livingston/0205/16/d05l-491008.htm.)
Other responses include after school programs, Scouts, and church youth groups. The efficacy of these programs, which are organized by adults for children, (particularly middle school students who are the most vulnerable) is questionable, making the response a hit and miss affair with few concerted efforts.