Christmastime 2009
On December 19, The Southern Illinois ABATE Chapter 27 rode in on motorcycles with Santa to deliver donated presents to our youth.
Zion United Methodist Church in West Salem gave presents to parents in our Best Beginnings / Nurse Family Partnership program and our YouthBuild of Jefferson County program.
The UMCH Friends Auxiliary provided a Christmas Dinner with the UMCH youth and the Centralia Friends had a celebration with the Best Beginnings / Nurse-Family Partnership in Marion County.
For Christmas, the Residential Treatment Program and the Transitional Living Program opened gifts that were donated.
We also celebrated the birth of Jesus in our Live Nativity and local community classrooms donated decorated trees to our first Festival of Trees & Holiday Bazaar.
Thank you to every individual, church, and organization that came together to make this a special Christmas for the youth and families. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!