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"To unite & uplift the community by nurturing and empowering its youth."
Goals and ObjectivesThe Board of Directors has stated the following goals and objectives for the WCC. The organization employs an executive director and staff to implement these aims and meets monthly to review and guide WCC operations.
A Fortunate CommunityAs the world grows more complex, people's lives become more fast-paced, more demanding, more stressful. American's today must cope with greater pressures than ever, and many communities find their support structures and sense of community disintegrating, being replaced by social problems and hostility among diverse groups. Some fortunate communities, however, are discovering a renewed interdependence among their residents. They are witnessing small businesses banding together, neighbors getting to know neighbors and people from all walks of life helping each other face the daily demands of life. Bartlesville is a prime example of such a fortunate community. One reason for this is the Westside Community Center (WCC). Founded in 1950 as a center for the black community, the WCC has enriched the lives of countless Bartlesville residents by encouraging self-motivation and self-reliance. In November of 1950, K.S. Adams, then president of Phillips Petroleum Company, donated a building to house the association. The city allowed the WCC to purchase land at 9th and Oak for $1.00. Individuals in the community organized to move the building and raised money to remodel, wire and prepare the center for use. For more than 50 years, the Westside Community Center has been an integral part of the community. A place where people gather to laugh, listen, learn and lean on each other when necessary. Today, the WCC takes the lead in opening doors for its members through educational, social, recreational and cultural activities. WCC provides vital services and meets many needs that aren't addressed by other local organizations. Although the center primarily serves minorities, low-income families, senior citizens and children who reside in the western sector of Bartlesville, membership is open to anyone who wishes to join and benefit from WCC programs. |
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WCA Activities
The Westside Community Association (WCA) has been a United Way agency since 1951, and the community has long functioned as its founders had envisioned. Although operating on a small budget, the center has a full-time program director and is known as "the place to go." The WCA is instrumental in the personal growth of hundreds of people. Members benefit from such programs and activities as:
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