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Harvest Festival

October 9, 2010

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Marquette , MI – Teaching Family Homes of Upper Michigan will be hosting a Harvest Festival for youth in the community on October 9, 2010 from 11am-3pm at their campus on Silver Creek Road in Harvey. Area youth will have the opportunity to participate in pumpkin painting, crafts, hiking and a variety of activities.

The mission of Teaching-Family Homes is to provide ethical, cost-effective care to children, families, and individuals in need of services. Our goal as an agency is to facilitate self-sufficiency, skill development, and interpersonal relationships through building upon and reinforcing individual strengths and attributes. Teaching Family Homes is an affiliate of Father Flanigan’s Boys Town and utilizes the research-based Teaching Family Model in many program components. Group homes, foster care and counseling services are nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

For more information, please contact Mike Smith at 906-249-5437 or visit our web site at www.teachingfamilyhomes.org.