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COMMUNITY CONNECTION
OPM’s program Community Connection is a wonderful way for youth to get connected to leaders and citizens in the community. Youth have the desire to be police officers, firemen, doctors, or lawyers when they grow up, and Community Connection gives them an opportunity to spend time with a chosen career and discover the daily events that happen within that profession. Learning more about what it takes to become a professional can challenge youth to avoid crime so that they can pursue their dreams without the obstacles that crime can create.
SENIOR SAFETY
OPM has implemented Senior Safety, a program designed to educate the elderly on how to be more alert when out and about, protect themselves from identity theft, how to spot a con, avoiding telemarketing scams, and how to make their home more safe and secure. Senior Safety will give information on what to do if they have been a victim. It will also help seniors get more involved in their community. Staying active in the community will help seniors feel safer and help make their neighborhoods a better place to live.
GIRL POWER
Another program that OPM plans to implement is Girl Power. Girl power will empower girls to create change in their community. Raising confident and healthy girls is especially challenging today. Many elementary school girls worry about clothing, popularity, and their weight more than traditional childhood activities. But having mature interests often puts young girls in situations they aren't ready for and that their parents don't expect them to experience until they are older. Girls today face shortened childhoods. They face a lot of pressures, including pressure to dress a certain way, pressure to seem older by trying and using drugs and alcohol, and sexual pressure from classmates, online sources, and the media. Girls can make healthy decisions in even the most difficult situations, but they need to be prepared. Girl Power can help give girls the confidence to stand up for themselves and do the right thing by starting early and talking about the tough issues girls may face.
For more information about any of the above programs, please contact us.
