Hurlburt Field Youth Program Accredited Published Feb. 10, 2011 HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- NEWS RELEASE The Council on Accreditation (COA) is delighted to inform you that Hurlburt Field Youth Program has been accredited. COA's commitment to maintaining the highest level of standards and quality improvement is designed to identify providers that have set high performance standards for themselves and have made a commitment to their constituents to deliver the highest quality services. COA is proud to recognize Hurlburt Field Youth Program as one of these outstanding providers. COA accreditation is an objective and reliable verification that provides confidence and support to an after school program's children and youth, parents, staff and community partners. The COA accreditation process involves a detailed review and analysis of both a program's administrative operations and its service delivery practices. All are "measured" against national standards of best practice. These standards emphasize services that are accessible, appropriate, culturally responsive, evidence based, and outcomes-oriented, In addition, they confirm that the services are provided by a skilled and supported workforce and that all individuals are treated with dignity and respect. COA congratulates Hurlburt Field Youth Program for their hard work and wonderful achievement and is proud to have it as part of COA's Community of Excellence. Founded in, COA is an independent not-for-profit international accreditor of the full continuum of community-based behavioral health care and human service organizations. Today, over 1800 organizations--public and private--are either COA accredited or are in the process of seeking accreditation. These organizations serve over 7 million of our most vulnerable individuals each year.