community center
noun
: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities
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Riverside has both a community center named for Chavez and a bronze statue — often the target of vandalization — on the Main Street pedestrian mall in the city’s downtown.
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Ryan Carter, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
Schools, community centers and streets across the western United States have been renamed after him.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
Between March 2024 and June 2025, Seferlis sent at least 40 letters and two postcards to more than 25 Jewish institutions, including synagogues, museums, community centers, schools, nonprofit organizations and several Jewish delis, according to court officials.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
In the January meeting, council members questioned the data used to recommend the closures and asked why other factors were not considered, such as the use of libraries as voting locations, their role as informal community center and the cultural history of each branch.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Carter, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
Schools, community centers and streets across the western United States have been renamed after him.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
Between March 2024 and June 2025, Seferlis sent at least 40 letters and two postcards to more than 25 Jewish institutions, including synagogues, museums, community centers, schools, nonprofit organizations and several Jewish delis, according to court officials.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
In the January meeting, council members questioned the data used to recommend the closures and asked why other factors were not considered, such as the use of libraries as voting locations, their role as informal community center and the cultural history of each branch.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Community center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20center. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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