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Scottsdale named “100 Best Communities for Young People”
Oct. 12, 2011
Contact: Valerie Kime Trujillo, Human Service Manager,
(480) 312-2326, vtrujillo@ScottsdaleAZ.gov
Scottsdale named “100 Best Communities for Young People”
For the fifth consecutive year, America's Promise Alliance has named Scottsdale one of the 2011 100 Best Communities for Young People. Scottsdale was chosen from more than 300 communities nationwide. America’s Promise is the largest alliance dedicated to children and youth.
The Alliance applauded Scottsdale for recognizing youth as a priority and incorporating after-school programs, prevention services and education efforts with the intent of improving student achievement and encouraging students to excel. Specific programs cited include the school district’s Service-Learning Program and the city’s Teen Employment Program (STEP) which provide students with leadership, career exploration and volunteer opportunities. Scottsdale Healthcare’s Neighborhood Outreach Action for Health (NOAH) mobile clinic was also recognized for providing more than 1,300 children with primary care services and 550 routine well child care visits last year.
“We are honored to have received this award,” said Mayor W. J. “Jim” Lane. “The success of our youth is not by happenstance. Ensuring their health and welfare has been and will continue to be a community priority.”
“In a nation where 7,000 students drop out of high school every day, we hope Scottsdale’s initiatives inspire other communities across the nation to take action to solve the challenges facing their young people,” said Marguerite W. Kondracke, America’s Promise Alliance president and CEO. “Scottsdale is especially deserving of this recognition due to their efforts to ensure that their young people graduate high school and go on to lead healthy, productive lives.
A list of all 2011 winners can be found at www.americaspromise.org/100best.
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