Teen Empowerment broadens reach with new hub on Rochester’s north side

Published: Feb. 25, 2026
Source: WXXI News
The Center for Teen Empowerment opened a new teen hub in Rochester’s Maplewood Historic District at the corner of Dewey and Magee avenues. The article describes the location as an area that has seen fatal shootings in recent years and says the organization aims to address violence through youth engagement and advocacy. Teen Empowerment, which also has other Rochester sites, describes its approach as bringing in young people with a range of experiences, providing space to build skills, express themselves, and participate in community and policy advocacy. The story includes a participant’s account of becoming involved after a school suspension and later speaking to the school board and traveling to Albany to advocate for the “Solutions not Suspensions” bill. It also describes programming that includes group discussions and de-escalation and coping strategies, and it includes perspectives from another teen about feeling safer with the organization’s presence in the neighborhood.

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