What is the Child Watch Visitation Program?

LEADERSHIP VISITATION: FOCUS ON TEENSAt the Wans Health Foundation10300 South Compton AvenueBoardRoomThursday. October 15. 19928 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.The Visitation Project is a national initiative of the Olildren's Defense Fund (CDF) designedto expose community leaders and other influential citizens to the reality of the lives of ourchildren and youth.In Los Angeles County the program is offered by the Joint Venture of Adolescent PregnancyO1ildwatch (APCW) and Planned Parenthood LA. The focus is on adolescents. Through aseries of briefings and carefully planned site visits. today's program dispels the myth that. "nothing works" and motivates community leaders and their organizations to get involved.8:00 Coffee served in the Board Room8:30 Opening Remarks --Sherry May. Ph.D.. Director. Joint VenrureFocus on Youth: Growing up in the 90s-----------Dave Petteway. M.P.A.Chief Operating OBicer. Watts Health Foundation9: 15 Group I: Guided Tour ofJordan High School: School-Based Clinic and Infant CareCenter. Conversations with administrators and teens from JHS.Group II: Visit to the Parents of Watts Center. a community-based. award winningorganization offering a wide range ofservices to teens. Conversation with Alice Harris.Director.10:30 Reverse of Groups I and II12:00 Buffet lunch and conversations with teens and facilitators12:30 A Young Woman's Perspective: ''Telling It Like It Is" ---------Audrey Morales andSusan Rabinovitz. Director. Project Nateen12:45 Next Steps- - Remarks from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.Reverend George Regas and Reverend Joe Benjamin Hardwick. Moderator. Sherry MayAdjourn by 1:3070