Awards and Recognition.

Awarded Best Managed Nonprofit in Southeastern Michigan in 2002 by Crain's Detroit Business

Honored three times for Nonprofit Management Excellence by the NEW Center - in 1997 and 2000 for sound management practices, innovative use of resources, and Excellence in Community Education and Outreach

Recognized by the National Resource Center for best practices in Transitional and Independent Living Services in 2002

Named an exemplary agency for use of Best Practices by a 2001 Michigan State University Study

Awarded grant funding in 2006 as lead agency for Communities Empowering Youth, a new collaborative effort among eight Ypsilanti-based agencies to evaluate and enhance capacity to provide positive youth development opportunities for high-risk youth in Ypsilanti

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Peer Outreach Worker