CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville Police Department’s Juvenile Engagement Team (J.E.T.) is partnering with the Clarksville Housing Authority on a series of spring break events for kids they are calling Spring Fest 2022.

The first event took place Monday for the Chapel and Market community on Chapel Street with police offering music, games and other fun for kids.

A Clarksville Police Officer blows bubbles with a child at the Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team & Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
A Clarksville Police Officer plays a game of corn hole with a child at the Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
A vendor set up at the Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team & Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
A vendor set up at the Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team & Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Children have fun painting at the Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team & Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Residents sign in at the Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team & Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Workers at the Clarksville Housing Authority cooking up food at the Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team & Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
A youngster paints at the Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team & Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Clarksville Police Officers at the Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team & Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team & Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
A vendor set up at the Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team & Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
A vendor set up at the Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team & Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Vendors set up at the Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team & Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Clarksville Police Officers and a vendor at the Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
A Clarksville Police Officer passes out snacks at the Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
A Clarksville Police Officer plays with a child at the Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)
A Clarksville Police Officer plays a game of corn hole with a child at the Clarksville Housing Authority, Chapel and Market Community Spring Fest, on Mar. 8 2022. (Lee Erwin)

A number of local vendors offered services and to the housing authority residents.

Other Spring Fest events will be held from noon-3 p.m. each weekday at the basketball courts of the housing communities this week and include:

  • Wednesday, March 9, at Lincoln Homes.
  • Thursday, March 10, at Summit Heights.
  • Friday, March 11, at Greenwood.

At the events, sign-ups are available for summer youth programs and camps, APSU Coding, Girl Scouts, J.E.T. sports and more.

“This gives parents and the kids in the community a chance to come out and be with some different organizations and programs that are running specifically for kids to get signed up for different activities and get them more involved in the community,” said Police Sgt. Arthur Bing.