CHAPEL HILL – Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt and the Town of Chapel Hill kicks off the new youth initiative “Chapel Hill 4 Youth” by inviting teens and tweens to a series of interactive events and forums.

The first forum takes place on October 24 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Street Scene Teen Center.  The purpose of the youth initiative is to investigate how to better meet the needs of the town’s youth.  A town release says, in a college town environment dominated by a major university, the youth who grow up in Chapel Hill are sometimes overlooked.

Community outreach efforts include four public meetings each with a different audience.

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The Orange County RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program is seeking volunteers to help with preparing tax returns.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is a free IRS service for eligible clients offered at several sites in Orange and ChathamCounties. Individuals interested in learning more can attend a free orientation session on October 23 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the CentralOrangeSeniorCenter in Hillsborough.

RSVP will provide free training in January for all the VITA volunteer assignments.

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You can join community members, town leaders, and business owners to discuss the future of Rosemary Street at the Input Session on October 29.

The session takes place from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hargraves Community Center on N. Roberson Street.

This event is part of a ten-month process to bring together several recent initiatives into a complete vision for the future of Rosemary Street: one of the “Big Ideas” for the Chapel Hill 2020 comprehensive plan.

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