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Green Chimneys Honored With Agency of the Year Award from National Network for Youth
National Network for Youth is proud to honor New York's Green Chimneys with the 2008 Agency of the Year Award. This award is given annually to a National Network member organization in recognition of the vital role that youth agencies play in the healthy development of youth, families and communities. Founded in 1947, Green Chimneys serves more than 3,500 children, teens and families annually through a wide assortment of programs.
"Through its innovative programming, Green Chimneys gives hundreds of children and their families the tools that enable them to regain a sense of self-worth, positively experience and reclaim their youth, and plan for the future as independent, positive and productive adults," says Victoria Wagner, President and CEO of National Network for Youth.
Green Chimneys is an internationally renowned organization that restores possibilities and creates futures for children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral, social and learning challenges. The 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization operates a special education school, a residential treatment center and facility, a farm and wildlife rehabilitation center, and a variety of therapeutic, educational and recreational programs designed to improve lives. Since the year 2000 with the awarding of their first federal Runaway and Homeless Youth grant, Green Chimneys has worked tirelessly on behalf of homeless and runaway Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth. As one of the first mainstream agencies to acknowledge a need for LGBTQ specific programming, Green Chimneys has provided foster care and homeless youth programs for LGBTQ and allies for the last 20 years.
Founded in 1975, National Network for Youth (www.nn4youth.org) is a membership organization to serve these youth. Comprised of young people, youth-serving agencies, youth workers, and youth advocates, National Network members seek to ensure that all young people can be safe and lead healthy and productive lives. They will celebrate the work of Mr. Braun and others at their annual Symposium 2008: A Blueprint for the Future, on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at The Omni Shoreham Hotel, in Washington, DC. For more information on Symposium, visit www.nn4youth.org.
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