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About the J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center:

The J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center has provided youth outreach services to the Hilltop Community since 1962. The Center has consistently provided structured programs organized around recreational, educational, and supportive activities that meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of youth. The majority of youth served are socially disadvantaged minority youth from low-income families.

The J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Ashburn Center continues to combat problems in the area of abuse of drugs, alcohol, school truancy and dropouts, youth unemployment, and teen pregnancy. Activities are designed to develop responsibility for self and one’s own behavior, one’s family, the community, and to improve self-confidence, interpersonal skills and develop relationships with diverse populations.