Multiple community groups and hundreds of local youth have identified the need for a multicultural community center focused on civic engagement and positive youth development.  The center would act as a hub to strengthen and connect community groups and individuals, and as a space for uniting across cultural divides. Components of the physical space would include a multi use community space, small group meeting spaces, resource rooms and a small childcare center.

Community Space
•    Community classes/ workshops for:
Music
Finance/ Tax skills
Life skills
Child care/babysitting
Language
Life guard/ CPR/ First Aid
Filmmaking
Bookwriting
Screenplay writing
etc.

•    Weekly movie night for different ages

•    Host community activities: dances, talent shows, art shows, sport teams, game tournaments, etc.

Group Meeting Space

•    multiple small spaces for use for multiple group meetings.

Resource Rooms:
Arts
•    Audio: Recording Studio, rehearsal space, local musician connections, lessons etc.
•    Visual: painting, sculpture, theatre, design, mural work, etc.
Homework help and more:
•    Tutoring and homework help
•    Reading space
•    Computer lab

Community:
•    connection to local groups and events.
What will be part of the Multi-Cultural Community Center:
•    Resource Councilor
•    Youth Councilor, peer councilors
•    Youth, Adult, Elderly volunteers
•    Host community activities: middle school dances, yearly talent show, art shows, sport teams, and game tournaments
•    Security
•    Low/ no cost daycare
•    Afterschool clubs
•    Arcade/ game room
•    Homework help
•    Computer lab
•    Reading room
•    Chill room- lots of pillows and comfortable furniture
•    Gym
•    Mini skate area with tag/ graffiti walls

•    Community classes/ workshops for:
Music
Finance/ Tax skills
Life skills
Child care/babysitting
Language
Life guard/ CPR/ First Aid
Filmmaking
Bookwriting
Screenplay writing
Any others people could think of
•    Field trips – places in Eugene, surrounding area, the coast, etc.
•    Recording studio
•    Weekly movie night for different ages
•    Meeting place for small organizations or support groups
•    Community room (for groups, parties, etc)
•    Free membership cards for surveying purposes
Things that could happen first/soonest:
•    Resources councilor
•    Tutoring
•    Arts and crafts
•    Mental health therapist
•    Community volunteers to teach skills and talents
•    Life and job skills training
•    Local field trips 
•    Security
•    How-to workshops
•    Day care
•    Peer support groups
•    Movie nights
•    Youth and senior citizen staff and volunteers


What it would look like (design):
•    Big, lots of space
•    Each room has different theme (cultural, etc)
•    Open, lots of windows
•    Greenery, plants, flowers
•    Technologically connected
•    Eco-friendly
•    Accessible- disabled, signs and info in many languages
•    COLOR and Textures
•    Artwork/ murals on walls and everywhere
•    Outside green space with place for picnics
•    Community Garden
•    Flags of the world at entrance
•    Outside entrance walkway- yellow brick road mosaic
•    Bike racks, stroller lockers
•    Lockers inside
•    Water fountains
•    Drinking fountains
•    Sculpture