Tim Shelley / Peoria Public Radio
The East Bluff Community Center s new brand isn t just cosmetic. It s the first step in an expanded commitment to positively engage with youth in the Peoria neighborhood.
Tim Shelley recently sat down with the EBCC s new executive director, Kari Jones, about their new push towards more youth engagement and outreach in the neighborhood.
Tim Shelley: Tell me a little bit about yourself. I guess you ve been here for less than a year. I think about six months. And a bit about your background and how you came here to Peoria.
Kari Jones: Yeah, actually, this month, end of February, marks exactly six months for me at the East Bluff Community Center. And I do have a little bit of an interesting path that brought me here. I grew up in St. Louis. So I am from the Midwest. But I left, and thought I was never going to come back to the Midwest. And then I came back for graduate school at Western. And my husband s from Texas. We were going to move back to Te
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Rebrand Is Just The Start For East Bluff Community Center s Expansion Efforts
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