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(9/11/2009) HopeTree Family Services
Education Center Dedication Ceremony
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2009
For more information contact:
Mark Early
HopeTree Family Services
860 Mount Vernon Lane
Salem, VA 24153
(540) 389-2112
Salem—HopeTree Family Services will conduct a Dedication Ceremony for its new education center constructed on the Salem campus on September 11, 2009 at 1:00 pm. At this time the Agency’s on-campus school, designated as Gus Mitchell School, will henceforth be known as HopeTree Academy.
The central focus of HopeTree’s ‘New Era of Hope’ Capital Campaign, the education center is a 32,000 square foot structure which will house academic and vocational programs, the Day Support program for the Agency’s Developmental Disabilities Ministry, campus dining and meeting facilities, a greenhouse, and administrative spaces.
HopeTree Family Services provides a wide range of residential placement programs for at-risk children and youth across Virginia. The Agency has a strong reputation for providing quality care. HopeTree Family Services also operates a network of 16 group homes for adults with developmental disabilities.
The academic and vocational programs available through HopeTree Academy are fully licensed to award seven different types of high school diplomas as well as the General Equivalency Diploma. The Academy provides alternative education services to its residents as well as to students from the community who need an alternative education environment for academic success. Through dual-enrollment with Virginia Western Community College and apprenticeship agreements with area businesses, HopeTree Academy students have access to job training in over 20 different career fields ranging from Nursing to Auto Mechanics to Culinary Arts.
Anyone interested in learning more about education at HopeTree Family Services should contact Dr. Tommy Barber at 540-389-4941.
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Contact Information:
Contact Name: Mark Early
Contact Phone: 540-389-2112
Contact Email: marke@hopetreefs.org
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