Our Early Childhood and School Age Childcare programs contain many health and behavioral prevention and screening components, as do our programs for seniors. The agency reaches out to all members of the community by virtue of taking our role as a social center seriously, as has been discussed at length in other sections. There are current and past members of our Board from diverse ethnic groups. The agency hosts several distinct ethnic festivals and conducts educational programs about ethnic holidays as normal part of programming for children and teens. We have a welcoming mural Unity, created by our teens, gracing the facade of our central facility.
Leadership development is built into our programs for children and teens.
The School Age Childcare Program has a peer leadership component. United Way has funded Today's Girls, Tomorrow's Leaders. Project Listen teens conduct cross age education programs on subjects of concern such as dating violence. A counselor in training program for summer staff has been part of the agencys program array since 1938. The many graduates of these programs have moved on to become leaders of our agency and others, including United Way.