Urban Boatbuilders creates canoes, better lives for local at-risk youthStaff at Midway-based Urban Boatbuilders say the boatbuilding at the Como Park Pavilion has been a great opportunity for the youths to showcase their skills in public. (Photo by Liberty Willms)

By JAN WILLMS

Phil Winger describes himself as a guy who hangs out with kids and builds boats with them.

That’s a pretty simple description, however, of what the program manager of Urban Boatbuilders, 1460 University Ave, actually does. He spends a lot of time working with at-risk youth in school, after school and correctional settings.

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