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Archive for the 'Community Outreach' Category
Once again LaunchPad (LP) students’ used the summer to learn how to give- back and serve their community. Our LP Community Serve Program is part of our overall Summer Outreach and is geared towards encouraging students despite their own personal need, to serve others in need. LP students served up to 300 community residents with food distribution at the St. John’s Community Center, a partnership with the Austin Food Bank.
One of the great benefits of this program is to see how our at-risk students feel empowered when they are given their job duties. They take initiative to do a great job and feel good about themselves and the work they have accomplished by serving others. Lupe Jimenez a community worker for the City at the St. Johns Community Center congratulated our team for our service with a ‘City of Austin volunteer certificate’. LP Students can use this towards volunteer school credit and on thier summmer job resume for the future.
Launch Pad held its first ever Christmas Outreach Program sponsoring the youth in the LP After School Program and their entire families. Each child in the home under the age of 18 received Christmas presents and the family received a full Christmas meal. Over 70 children were sponsored. Our team personally delivered presents and food to each home making a great impact on each family sponsored. Our great volunteers made it possible for us to execute and deliver our first Christmas program with tremendous success! Thank you Launch Pad partners and volunteers for your generous contributions.
LaunchPad hold’s first “Community Celebration” event. Over 150 parents, children and teenagers showed up and received free food and ice cream. LP offered face painting, games, free prizes and fun for the entire family.
