Cathie
Los Angeles,#2UPDATE Employee
Wed, May 03, 2006
Woodcraft Rangers has an 84-year history of serving Los Angeles area communities. We have taken a pioneering role in the development of recreational and academically enriching after-school programs. More than 12,000 children and youth, ages 5-18, currently participate in our programs, which are offered free of charge at over 40 sites in the Los Angeles, and Garvey Unified School Districts. Our priority in providing these programs is to promote positive youth development. In order to insure quality, Lodestar Management/Research, Inc., a well-respected independent consultant evaluates our programs on an annual basis. Independent evaluations dating back to 2000 have consistently found that parents, school staff and student participants express an overall high level of satisfaction with Woodcraft Rangers programs and their impacts. The most recent evaluation found that 80% of elementary school participants and 65% of middle school participants gave the highest possible satisfaction rating when asked if staff was friendly and caring. Woodcraft Rangers strives to continually improve our services. To that end, we welcome feedback from our participants, their families, and school staff. As CEO of Woodcraft Rangers, I take complaints about our programs and staff very seriously. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss and resolve these matters. My contact information is readily available through our website www.woodcraftrangers.org/staff.html.