This year, Peace is in celebration. 2011 marks the 40th year that Peace has been helping our community at the family and individual level. So what does that mean? A lot, actually. But here's a start:
1. Peace serves our community seven days a week. Serving 1500 people a year with healthy meals, summer camp, prison reentry, tutoring, referrals, personal development classes and groups is just Peace's 'day job'. Peace also moonlights as a community space for receptions, meetings, awareness rallies, fundraisers, 12-step programs, Girls Group, and exercise classes.
2. Peace takes the gloves off and helps to improve some of the hardest populations to serve: families with social or economic strongholds such as generational poverty, dependency, or low educational attainment. How? By taking the time to know each family individually. Instead of spreading seeds all over in hopes of a harvest, Peace concentrates the largest portion of its efforts on families and individuals within our community.
With a 'generation' nationally defined as about 25 years, 40 years working within the same community is huge. It means that a whole new generation is growing up knowing where to go for support and healthy alternatives to difficult situations - where to find Peace. Whether polished up for an interview or in the middle of a crisis, Peace families know where to turn for better options. We are facing a new generation: A generation of Peace.
1. Peace serves our community seven days a week. Serving 1500 people a year with healthy meals, summer camp, prison reentry, tutoring, referrals, personal development classes and groups is just Peace's 'day job'. Peace also moonlights as a community space for receptions, meetings, awareness rallies, fundraisers, 12-step programs, Girls Group, and exercise classes.
2. Peace takes the gloves off and helps to improve some of the hardest populations to serve: families with social or economic strongholds such as generational poverty, dependency, or low educational attainment. How? By taking the time to know each family individually. Instead of spreading seeds all over in hopes of a harvest, Peace concentrates the largest portion of its efforts on families and individuals within our community.
With a 'generation' nationally defined as about 25 years, 40 years working within the same community is huge. It means that a whole new generation is growing up knowing where to go for support and healthy alternatives to difficult situations - where to find Peace. Whether polished up for an interview or in the middle of a crisis, Peace families know where to turn for better options. We are facing a new generation: A generation of Peace.
