White House Honors ‘Points of Light’

Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Clinton’s Daily Points of Light Award.

The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the president in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the award winners and the program is available at the foundation’s Web site, http://pointsoflight.org, or by contacting the foundation at 1400 I Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington 20005; (202) 729-8184.

The recipients:

1613. Foundation for Affordable Housing, Lexington, Ky., which rents homes to qualified low-income homebuyers who eventually take over the mortgage on the property, and which teaches them financial-management skills.

1614. East Tennessee Consortium for Service Learning, Johnson City, a group of nine higher-education institutions that offers community-outreach programs in such areas as literacy and anger management.

1615. Tulsa Youth Court, Okla., a volunteer program for Tulsa high-school students who conduct trials of first-time juvenile offenders who have committed misdemeanors.

1616. The Rev. Kenneth Feske, Salinas, Calif., a Baptist minister who has brought together non-profit organizations and businesses to reduce juvenile crime, teach reading in schools, and establish a homeless shelter for men.

1617. Trudy Bradley, Athens, Ga., program director for the Clarke County Mentor Program, which seeks to reduce the school-dropout rate in Athens by matching volunteers with students who are struggling academically.

1618. The Shipboard Aircraft Firefighting School, Lemoore, Calif., which established “Helping Hands,” a program that teaches fire-fighting techniques to troubled teenagers as a means of teaching responsibility and teamwork; the organization also gives fire-prevention lectures and offers cardiopulmonary-resuscitation training at local schools.

1619. Academic Volunteer & Mentor Service Program, Santa Ana, Calif., in which volunteers help students at Pio Pico Elementary School to improve their English-language skills through reading and language-arts instruction.

1620. Illinois Fatherhood Initiative, Chicago, which offers activities for families and provides a forum for dialogue on fatherhood; the group also sponsors an annual statewide essay contest in which children write about the importance of male friends and relatives.

1621. Alpha Center, Baton Rouge, La., which offers after-school academic programs, summer activities, and sports to local youths, as well as services for elderly people.