Program Model Resources
Okeechobee Community Cultural Outreach Program:
Program:
Okeechobee Main Street, along with partners from OCCOP, utilize high school students as the heart of their program to provide arts, crafts, drama, and
musical entertainment to the residents of their senior citizens facilities. Students who participate in the program will earn volunteer hours, receive
program-related training, benefit from work-related experiences, gain insight and empathy toward the target population and become familiar with basic work
ethics. Senior citizens who participate in the program will have the opportunity for increased quality life.
OCCOP Partners:
- Okeechobee High School
- Okeechobee Community Theatre
- Leslie's Dance Studio
- Indian River State College/Dixon Hendry Campus