Clarkston Community Center

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The Clarkston Community Center is a grassroots movement that began in 1994 to preserve the old Clarkston High School by turning it from an eyesore slated for demolition into a community center that would meet the needs of an underserved population. We are long standing Clarkston residents and we are newly arrived refugees from around the world living together in the community of Clarkston. Our Mission: The Clarkston Community Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission of creating a place for Clarkston residents to come together for recreation, education and community building. Our Work: The Clarkston Community Center is accomplishing its goals with initiatives in five focus areas: Arts, Sports, Community Development, Education and Health. Programs target both long standing residents and newcomers. An Anchor to the Past: Typical of structures built in the 1920s, the old high school has architectural merit. The old high school is an anchor to a low income, blue collar history unknown to Clarkston s newest arrivals. A Bridge to the Future: Clarkston and the surrounding vicinity has an estimated 26,000 refugees from Bosnia, Somalia, India, Afghanistan, Turkey, Sudan, Vietnam, Iraq, Liberia, Russia, Sierre Leone, Cuba and many other places around the world. The Clarkston Community Center is a bridge that connects the past to a new world. ...

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