FITCHBURG — Making Opportunity Count (MOC) and Three Pyramids recently hosted a Wall Breaking Ceremony to launch the construction phase of renovations for the Youth Innovation Center that will be housed in the Adrian L. Ford Center for Change at 18 Fairmount St. in Fitchburg’s Cleghorn neighborhood.
The building was dedicated to Adrian Ford, founder of Three Pyramids and longtime civil rights activist, following his passing in January.
The renovation of the Youth Innovation Center, previously Cleghorn Neighborhood Center, is due to be complete by the fall and will include a new creative maker space, multi-media studio, and performance area. The building will also house a shared-use community space to support advocacy, empowerment and policy work aimed at eliminating racial, gender and economic inequities.
The private ceremony included Commonwealth and city officials, staff and…