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our vision for the future |
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We see a future where the children of Friendship House graduate from
high school, from technical school, from college, with a meaningful
education and a full compliment of life skills. We see a future where
our kids are getting and keeping good paying jobs with benefits and the
potential for advancement. We see the people who graduate from our
program owning homes, buying goods and services, starting businesses,
and paying taxes. We see them being actively involved in civic and
social affairs and working collectively to improve and strengthen our
community and the community of Billings at large. This is what breaking
the cycle of poverty looks like and that's what we are doing.
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innovating for the future of our community
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The "digital divide" is very real in our neighborhood. In June 2004 we
made a commitment to significantly strengthen the academic and
technological components of our youth development program. We have
invested more than $150,000 in this effort to date. Currently, only
children and teens enrolled in our programs have access to our
computers and related technologies. So we are constructing an addition
to the building that will become a Community Technology Center (CTC)
and allow us to share these resources with the entire community. When
people lack access to the technology that is defining our economy and
its job market and they lack the skills to use this technology, they
find themselves at a distinct disadvantage. Our expanded CTC will
provide education and skill building opportunities to community members
of all ages and abilities in an environment supportive of learning.
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