The WFEA Morning Update

Building Hope on the West Side: Inside the Mark Stebbins Community Center
Building Hope on the West Side: Inside the Mark Stebbins Community Center

WFEA host Jeff Chidester is joined in-studio by Jeanine Tousignant, Project Facilitator and Campaign Counsel for the Mark Stebbins Community Center.

 Jeanine shares the center’s origin story, detailing how the concept was born and the strategic process behind selecting its site.

She discusses how project leaders worked directly with the Manchester West Side community to identify critical local needs—ranging from healthcare and childcare to social services and youth programming.

Jeff and Jeanne discuss how the collaborative effort is shaping the neighborhood’s future and how you can get involved or support the mission.

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