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Dear Friends of Leake and Watts,
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James J. Campbell,
Executive Director |
As we enter our 176th year, I'm absolutely
certain our two distinguished founders, John George Leake and John
Watts, would have been proud of our organization's growth,
diversification and accomplishments as outlined in our historic annual
report.
Our principal mission today, as it was at the time
of our founding in 1831, is to devote all our resources, energy and
expertise to care for children and families in need - to build brighter
tomorrows. That's what we are all about.
Leake and Watts has earned distinction as a
nationally recognized leader and innovator among not-for-profit
organizations that serve vulnerable children and families in need.
In fact, we are providing residential, educational, therapeutic and
spiritual services to some 3,000 at-risk boys and girls in the Bronx,
Westchester and Greater New York area each and every day.
With respect to current initiatives, Leake and
Watts has begun providing Medicaid Service Coordination and plans to
open its first
Office of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) licensed Individual
Residential Alternative (IRA) for eight consumers in the Bronx. To
diversify our 200 students campus population in Yonkers, we have
accepted student referrals from the
Office of
Children and Family Services and the
NYS
Education Department (SED). We now have 24 such students
residing in three on-campus cottages. Our goal is to have 48
students from SED on campus.
One of our most recent accomplishments featured
the successful launching of the Leake and Watts
inaugural Family Life Educational Conference. Raising
Winners: An Urban Agenda, held on the
Fordham
University Lincoln Center Campus. Another highly successful
first time event was our Inaugural Golf Outing
held at the picturesque
Sleepy Hollow Country Club.
2007 marks my 31st anniversary as Executive
Director. It has been and continues to be an incredible journey.
Leake and Watts is most fortunate to have such a dedicated
Board of Directors and
staff to help carry
out its mission. To each and every
member of our Board and staff, thank you
for your loyalty, service and friendship. I truly believe the best
is yet to come.
James J. Campbell
Executive Director
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