Timothy W. Barnes, Sr. A specific goal is to increase parent involvement in children s learning, thus improving school success for the children. Parents are also encouraged to volunteer to assist with group activities for the children.
Members plan and carry out fund-raisers to support their projects and community service activities.
A site programmer was hired in August 1999 and trained, only to have her resign in November 1999 for personal reasons. Another barrier was created when the director of the housing authority refused to honor his previous verbal agreement to grant use of space in the Quinby Street Service Center. The legal process to arrive at a building use agreement took several months of negotiation between Penn State University and Mercer County Housing Authority. The search for a new site programmer took much longer than expected, but the result was gaining a more qualified person who was able to begin programming almost immediately. This greatly facilitated his outreach to the community.