Daily News | Philadelphia pool closures leave neighborhoods without a vital community resource: ‘Why our pool?’
Toney said the background checks and drug testing needed for lifeguards are a big barrier for some neighborhood youths. All candidates are required to submit to background checks and must pass a drug screening if they are over 18, according to Andrew Alter, a spokesperson for Parks and Recreation.
“When there are opportunities like this where they could be making a great income or helping out the community, helping out themselves, they’re not able to,” Toney said. “They can’t be a part of that because they’re involved in things that they’re not supposed to be doing and it’s hindering them from actually helping themselves and others.”Sherrione Dempsey, 30, a North Philly resident, didn’t even know there was a pool at the same playground where her son was playing on the jungle gym.
Ikey Raw, 46, of Northeast Philly, was a regular at the Penrose Pool at 11th and Susquehanna. He said he can’t swim but would spend the entire day there splashing around. Raw, who advocates for families of murder victims, said that pools give kids an alternative to hanging on the streets or getting into trouble.
“Don’t get me wrong, you will have some knuckleheads sometimes want to start something at the pool, and we know how that goes,” Raw said. “But for the most part, it’s going to deter kids from looking at one of the old heads or somebody on the block who’s selling drugs and got a gun. Instead they’ll be at the pool, having fun.
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