| 词条 | Mel Blount Youth Home |
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| name = Mel Blount Youth Home | image = Mel Blount Youth Home logo.gif | caption = | founder = Mel Blount | type = Public charity[1] | founded_date = 1990 | location = Buffalo Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania | coordinates = | key_people =Mel Blount | area_served = Western Pennsylvania | homepage = {{URL|http://www.mbyh.org}} }} The Mel Blount Youth Home was a youth home for boys located in Buffalo Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. It is located on 246 acres of farmland near Claysville, Pennsylvania.[2] Students attend nearby McGuffey School District.[3] Blount hosts an annual All Star Celebrity Roast, featuring many of his former Pittsburgh Steelers teammates, as a fundraiser.[2] Blount experienced a difficult process in securing zoning approval from the Buffalo Township Supervisors.[5] Opponents of Blount's plan claimed that the boys posed a threat to the community.[3] The opposition centered on a "Concerned Citizens" group and the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.[4] Incidents began with flyers being circulated, eventually growing to shots being fired into the home the day before Blount's 1989 induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[8] During his induction speech, he specifically cited the racist attitudes of some in the community and Buffalo Township Supervisors.[8] Later, 2 men from Claysville were arrested in connection to the shooting.[5] While the zoning application was pending, the Klan announced that they would be holding a "standard rally" in protest, including a "cross-lighting ceremony."[4] A Township Supervisor said that the Klansmen did not represent the community, and that they had come from outside of the community.[4] The announcement spurred local labor groups, NAACP, and State Representative Leo Trich to hold counter-protest.[6] In the end, the youth home was completed in early 1990.[7] During the 1990s, questions arose about the use of corporal punishment at the youth home, leading to an investigation by Allegheny County, Pennsylvania officials.[8] After 2014, the home was no longer used for long-term residence. Currently it hosts weekend and day camp programs.[9] References1. ^{{cite web | title =Mel Blount Youth Home of Pennsylvania| work =Exempt Organizations Select Check| publisher =Internal Revenue Service | url =https://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Search-for-Charities | format =Database Search for EIN 25-1585859 | accessdate =January 13, 2013 }} 2. ^{{cite news | last =Sheridan | first =Patricia | title =Mel Blount's All Star Celebrity Roast | newspaper =Pittsburgh Post-Gazette| date =June 2, 2003 | url =http://old.post-gazette.com/seen/20030602melblount0602fnp2.asp | accessdate = January 16, 2012}} 3. ^1 {{cite news | last =Bouchette| first =Ed| title =Blount Home Mixes Hope, Controversy | newspaper =Pittsburgh Post-Gazette| date =August 8, 1989 | url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=07FRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6236,2015512 | accessdate = January 16, 2012}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite news | last =Steigerwald | first =Bill | title =Klan Slates Rally to Protest Blount Youth Home | newspaper =Pittsburgh Post-Gazette| date =September 29, 1989 | url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wa5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3364,9089718 | accessdate =January 16, 2012 }} 5. ^1 2 {{cite news | last =Guydon | first =Lynda | title =Blount Says Racism Blocks Youth Home | newspaper =Pittsburgh Post-Gazette| date =August 8, 1989 | url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=07FRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6236,2015512 | accessdate =January 16, 2012 }} 6. ^{{cite news | last =Templeton | first =David | title =Klan Opposition to Blount Youth Home Inspires Rally | newspaper =The Pittsburgh Press | date = November 22, 1989 | url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iYMcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mmMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6745,3616425 | accessdate = January 16, 2012}} 7. ^1 {{cite news | last =MacBeth | first =Andrew | title =Mel Blount Youth Home Nears Completion | newspaper =Observer-Reporter | date =Feb 18, 1990 | url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XahdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QF0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4154,4350719 | accessdate =January 16, 2012}} 8. ^{{cite news | title =Delinquent Care | newspaper =Pittsburgh Post-Gazette| date =Apr 10, 1993 | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7rFRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Vm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5947,4613039 | accessdate =January 16, 2012 }} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.observer-reporter.com/20160817/the_house_that_mel_built_|title=While troubled youth no longer live at the Mel Blount Youth Home, it’s still a vital resource|last=Van Kirk|first=Celeste|coauthors=|date=August 17, 2016|publisher=Observer-Reporter|accessdate=12 August 2017}} 5 : Children's charities based in the United States|Buildings and structures in Washington County, Pennsylvania|Youth organizations established in 1989|Non-profit organizations based in Pennsylvania|1989 establishments in Pennsylvania |
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