Hope Transitional Treatment Center residents volunteer with Henderson parks; city presents appreciation certificates
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Officials described a partnership in which residents of the Hope Transitional Treatment Center volunteer with city parks crews; the council and city staff presented appreciation certificates to MTC staff and center residents who volunteer.
City and Hope Transitional Treatment Center officials described a daily volunteer partnership in which Henderson picks up participants from the facility to work with parks crews, and the council presented certificates to staff and residents for the collaboration.
Shana Ferrara, facility administrator at Hope TTC, said entry into the transitional program requires successful completion of a six- to nine-month treatment program and that the center’s role is to "slowly transition them back into a productive member of society." Ferrara described the partnership with the city as a way to provide residents meaningful daytime activity, job-like responsibilities and community interaction; the city picks up at least 10 participants daily to volunteer with parks work crews.
Ferrara acknowledged employers that have hired program participants and praised the partnership with the parks department for helping residents gain work experience and morale. Parks staff leader Jay and crew lead Harriet Craig were singled out for coordinating pickups and supervising volunteers in the field. The council presented certificates of appreciation to several MTC staff and to volunteer residents, whose names were listed during the presentation.
The council did not take regulatory or funding action; the presentation recognized the partnership and the volunteers’ contributions to park and downtown maintenance work.
