A Gift That Lasts: Kids and Young Adults Supported by Leake & Watts Gain Responsibility, Self-Respect as Holiday Helpers, Wrapping Your Presents at the Westchester
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It’s a rewarding experience for both our youth and shoppers.” Leake & Watts’ success in giving children, adult, and families the ability to rise above challenging circumstance is widely recognized.Leake & Watts also operates residences for adults with developmental disabilities and a Preventive Services program to stabilize at-risk families so children can remain in their parents’ care.Yonkers, NY, December 03, 2015 --( PR.com )-- Weekend shoppers at The Westchester Simon Mall in White Plains can join in the holiday spirit while supporting a good cause by asking children from Leake & Watts wrap their gifts.These holiday helpers from the nonprofit’s Youth Residential Treatment Center, as well as Leake & Watts volunteers, will be hard at work inside the mall during the first three weekends in December from noon until 5 p.m.Shoppers will get a few well-deserved moments to breathe after hunting down the perfect presents while the youngsters expertly wrap the gifts in a selection of festive papers.They will help the shoppers as part of Leake & Watts’ community service and work-study programs, which guides them toward becoming productive adults and builds self-respect as well as respect for others.“Our young people gain an immense sense of pride and joy in helping people in the community and raising money for our organization,” says Leake & Watts Executive Director Alan Mucatel.It’s a rewarding experience for both our youth and shoppers.”Leake & Watts’ success in giving children, adult, and families the ability to rise above challenging circumstance is widely recognized.