The Head Start Center, under construction in the West End, will be named for the late Theodore M. Berry, who worked in the Johnson administration on its War on Poverty program. Mr. Berry was the first African-American mayor of Cincinnati. The center, to open this fall, will be named the Theodore M. Berry Children and Family Head Start Learning Center.

        The center is one of 67 Head Start programs in 42 locations run by the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency (CAA).

        CAA will announce Thursday at the Early Head Start Center, 34 Green St., Over-the-Rhine, the public phase of a $4 million community-focused capital campaign in support of the Berry center and a center in Swifton Commons, Bond Hill.

        The Berry Center will have classrooms for toddlers, infants and preschoolers, along with space for community meetings, job-skill training, food preparation and staff development.

        The Swifton Commons Center will house the agency's headquarters, plus 20 Head Start classrooms. The center is in the former Elder-Beerman department store.

        “One Nation Under God” is the title of a vacation Bible school offered at St. Francis Seraph School, 14 E. Liberty St., Over-the-Rhine, June 3-7.

        The school is for children ages 3 to 12 from Over-the-Rhine, the West End and outlying communities, from 6 to 8:15 p.m. each day. For more information, call Greta Benton, 381-4916, or Chris Loichinger, 385-6522.

        Rochelle G. Morton, director of the Campaign for African-American Achievement for the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, has been promoted to vice president of education and youth development.

        Ms. Morton led the COACH Initiative (Citizens Organized for Athletes Committed to High Performance), a program that involves organizations providing tutoring and mentoring for Taft High School football players to help them become academically eligible.

        The tutors are working with the students at the Genesis Men's Program in the West End from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

        In her new position, Ms. Morton will still oversee the league's Campaign for African-American Achievement as a national initiative to empower youth by increasing their academic and social development. The initiative includes such programs as OhioReads, Master the Math, Teen Entrepreneur, and Strong Families and Strong Children.
       

        Allen Howard's “Some Good News” column runs daily except Saturday. If you have suggestions about outstanding achievements, or people who are uplifting to the Tristate, let him know at 768-8362, at ahoward@enquirer.com or by fax at 768-8340.
       

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