Widening Horizons (Washington, D.C.)

found: NUCMC data from Historical Society of Washington, D.C. for Its Records, 1961-2000(Widening Horizons; job-oriented program conceived and launched in 1962 by a committee of Cabinet wives headed by Mrs. Arthur Goldberg and Mrs. Robert McNamara; conceived with an interagency staff in mind, Widening Horizons was to be a way of responding to the various needs of D.C. youths, including education, employment, and recreational activities; the main objective of the program was to prepare urban youths for the world of work, giving them a chance to investigate different job opportunities and resources Washington D.C., had to offer; it encouraged children to stay in school by providing constructive, positive learning activities in the summer; in 1974, the program changed its name to FOCUS (Future Occupations and Careers for Urban Students) but in 1985 returned to its original name; the program was absorbed by the Public Schools of the District of Columbia in 1999)