The Station Community Hub Named a Mutual of America 2018 Community Partnership Award Winner

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Mutual of America announced today that The Station Community Hub was named a Merit Finalist award recipient of its 2018 Community Partnership Award competition.

The program was created by The Teen Action and Support Center in 2016, along with community partners, in response to the high rate of youth violence and disproportionate involvement of teens in the Juvenile Probation System in Northwest Arkansas.

The Station is located in the heart of downtown Springdale, where the majority of teen referrals to probation and detention originate in Washington County, is part of a community effort to empower juveniles ages 13–19 who are at high risk of reoffending to take corrective steps in their own lives. The program provides evening supervision and transportation by the Washington County Juvenile Courts, individual and group counseling, tutoring and homework assistance, computer lab access, life and job skills training, and community service projects.

"Through our collaboration with Jones Trust, Stitches of Springdale and other partners, we're providing services that our teens need in our own community," said Madi Hutson, Executive Director. "Only 4% of the girls involved in The Station and also the Juvenile Probation Department have reoffended, compared to an average of 25% countywide. Nearly 90% of the boys referred to The Station to divert from incarceration have successfully completed their court-mandated community service. And nearly all (98%) who participated in teen parenting program have since graduated high school, compared to a state average of 38%."

About the Mutual of America Community Partnership Award

The Mutual of America Community Partnership Award annually honors the outstanding contributions that nonprofit organizations, in partnership with public, private and other social sector organizations, make to society. Since 1996, the Community Partnership Award has recognized 230 partnerships from cities and towns across America. To watch videos of all of the national award-winning programs, visit the Mutual of America Foundation Community Partnership Award channel on YouTube.

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SOURCE Mutual of America