Kids Journey
Kids Journey (KJ) Summer Program has been operating since 2007 within the guidelines of the Communities Improvement Association (CIA). The CIA is a public non-profit community organization founded in 1960 and incorporated in 1966 with a staff of all volunteers. Their mission is to promote education, prevention, and intervention services and programs affecting the health and welfare of our communities’ youth and elderly of Elmore County area. The KJ program has played an important role in the lives of hundreds of young people who have passed through our doors. In a world of uncertainty, peer pressure, increased academic expectations, and social isolation, today’s youth face a host of challenges that would task the best of us to perform and thrive in such a pressured environment. Kids Journey Summer Program provides children with a place to go where they can find acceptance, understanding, guidance, and academic assistance. Everyone needs to feel a since of belonging in the world and Kids Journey Summer Program provides that safe atmosphere where they always belong and are always valued.
Kids Journey (KJ) Summer Program has been operating since 2007 within the guidelines of the Communities Improvement Association (CIA). The CIA is a public non-profit community organization founded in 1960 and incorporated in 1966 with a staff of all volunteers. Their mission is to promote education, prevention, and intervention services and programs affecting the health and welfare of our communities’ youth and elderly of Elmore County area. The KJ program has played an important role in the lives of hundreds of young people who have passed through our doors. In a world of uncertainty, peer pressure, increased academic expectations, and social isolation, today’s youth face a host of challenges that would task the best of us to perform and thrive in such a pressured environment. Kids Journey Summer Program provides children with a place to go where they can find acceptance, understanding, guidance, and academic assistance. Everyone needs to feel a since of belonging in the world and Kids Journey Summer Program provides that safe atmosphere where they always belong and are always valued.
CIA Distinguished Seniors
CIA DISTINGUISHED SENIORS
The CIA Senior program began under the presidency of Mr. James Parker. Mrs. Bessie Jones served as the program's advisor. Presently the advisor is Board Member Bertha J. Brown. The first elected president was Mrs. Bertha Brown. Initially the program began with a small number; however, it rapidly expanded to more than 30 seniors. These seniors meet each Tuesday (10:00am-12:30pm); they are constantly on the go. If you would like to join a fun group, please consider coming next Tuesday.
SENIORS: Mrs. Queen Pierce -- Mrs. Sandy Myers -- Mrs. Betty Ellis --
Mrs. Bessie Barnette -- Ms. Gracie Walton -- Mr. Lewis Myers -- Mrs. Barbara Oliver --
Mrs. Bertha Brown -- Mr. David Brown -- Mrs. Carolyn Morgan -- Mrs. Carrie Zeigler -- Mrs. Catherine James -- Mrs. Catherine Parker-Sawyer
In Loving Memory
Mr. James E. Parker, Mrs. Annie Parker, Mr. Nathaniel Jones, Mrs. Bessie Jones,
Mrs. Susie Keith, and Mrs. Rosetta Brown
SENIORS: Mrs. Queen Pierce -- Mrs. Sandy Myers -- Mrs. Betty Ellis --
Mrs. Bessie Barnette -- Ms. Gracie Walton -- Mr. Lewis Myers -- Mrs. Barbara Oliver --
Mrs. Bertha Brown -- Mr. David Brown -- Mrs. Carolyn Morgan -- Mrs. Carrie Zeigler -- Mrs. Catherine James -- Mrs. Catherine Parker-Sawyer
In Loving Memory
Mr. James E. Parker, Mrs. Annie Parker, Mr. Nathaniel Jones, Mrs. Bessie Jones,
Mrs. Susie Keith, and Mrs. Rosetta Brown
