CASAS Named Lead Agency for Columbus

In August 2009, CASAS was named the 2009-2010 Youth Service America Lead Agency of Columbus. Over the coming school year, we will host several service learning projects with community partners, including a large-scale beautification project on Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), April 23-25, 2010 in Columbus. Others include hosting a Health and Fitness Day, also around GYSD, where students will work to educate themselves and others about making healthy decisions; a financial literacy project, in which CASAS students will organize a day of community outreach and financial literacy education; and several community beautification projects. Students will work with CASAS partners and members of the community to renovate and beautify parks, previously closed community centers, and schools.