MT ARARAT COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER INC

THE MISSION OF MACAC IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF FAMILIES THROUGHOUT GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITIES BY (1) EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BECOME PRODUCTIVELY INDEPENDENT, (2) FOSTERING CONDITIONS THAT ASSURE ECONOMIC STABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND (3) PROVIDING PROGRAMS TAHT SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE FUNCTIONAL FAMILY VALUES. MACAC FOCUSES ON THE FAMILY AS A COMPREHENSIVE UNIT STRESSING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION WITH PROBLEMATIC ISSUES, PRIMARILY THROUGH ITS OUTREACH TO YOUTH AS A MEANS OF BREAKING THE CYCLE OF DISADVANTAGE.