Even Start Site Directors Honored in 2003

Above and Beyond in Hohenwald...

The Above & Beyond Awards are presented annually at the South Central TN Workforce Board & Youth Council Youth Summit. The award is given to an individual in each of the eight counties represented by the South Central TN Workforce Board. The recipients represent many facets of the area's communities that work with youth, from employers who hire or sponsor youth programming, to youth programmers, to community-based organizations which serve youth as their mission.

Denise Allen (above, left), representing the Lewis County Even Start Project, was the 2003 recipient for Lewis County for her successful start-up and implementation of the project in Hohenwald and the surrounding county. The award was presented at the Youth Summit "Breaking Barriers" on October 30, 2003. Even Start provides developmentally appropriate educational services to preschool age children as well as to their parents, who are working to graduate from high school or obtain a GED, or or to obtain basic skills that can lead to successful employment. Combined with parenting support and education, Even Start works to break the multigenerational cycle of poverty that often persists in homes of low education levels. We congratulate Denise and all who work with this highly effective program.

She Has A Vision for East Tennessee...

Johnson City Even Start Site Director Kathy Osborn was recognized in 2003 by the Tennessee Association for Family and Consumer Science. She received the Association's Vision Award for outstanding service for coordination of services to assure family stability, Congratulations to Kathy!