Officials from the United Way on Friday Sept. 21, 2018 awarded the Town of Cicero $25,000 praising Cicero for its “early childhood education, safe and enriching after-school programming, and mental health counseling and trauma training.” The Town of Cicero is one of four Communities to win the 2018 RWJF Culture of Health Prize awarded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Among the programs highlighted was the Parent Patrols set up by Town President Larry Dominick town-wide and which are a core of the Town’s efforts to successfully push back against street gang violence and involvement among school children. Town President Larry Dominick and the Town Board including Clerk Maria Punzo-Arias, Supervisor Joe Virruso, Collector Fran Reitz, Assessor Emilio “Emo” Cundari, and Trustees Bob Porod, Larry Banks, Victor Garcia, and John Cava express their gratitude to the United Way for recognizing the Town’s efforts.