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Causes: Arts & Culture, Child Day Care, Children & Youth, Education, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Human Services, Literacy, Neighborhood Centers, Theater
Mission: The organizations primary mission is to provide a broad array of educational, social and recreational services to address the needs of families in the city of somerville and surrounding communities.
Programs: Pre-school - the association operates a center for children ages 2 years, 9 months through kindergarten age. The components include social and emotional development, and developing appropriate education skills in language, pre-reading and pre-math skills. The pre-school program is fully accredited by the national association for education of young children and served 40 clients.
after school - the association operates the after school program for ages 5 through 13 years old. The program provides an environment in which children's emotional, social, and physical needs are met and developed through a variety of enriching and recreational activities and positive role modeling - served 52 clients.
community program - the association operates an emergency food pantry. Operated by staff, volunteers and community partners, the food pantry serves about 500 families per year. It is the largest supplier of emergency food relief in somerville, massachusetts.
camp gannett - the summer camp program provides an enriching experience where children are able to expand their horizons through exploration and hands-on learning activities. Children are encouraged to make positive choices and engage in problem solving and leadership building activities. Served 60 clients.