RAYMOND COALITION FOR YOUTH

PROVIDING VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO PROMOTE POSITIVE HEALTHY CHOICES FOR YOUTH, AND TO MAKE RAYMOND, NH A SAFE AND DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY. CURRENT YEAR PROGRAMS INCLUDE: ADMINISTRATION OF COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT (CARA) AND NEW HAMPSHIRE BUREAU OF DRUG & ALCOHOL SERVICES GRANT AWARDS TO EXPAND PREVENTION AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS AMONG TEENS TO PREVENT THE USE OF ILLICIT DRUGS AND TO PROMOTE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. ONGOING PROGRAMS INCLUDE: FAMILY FUN NIGHT, CONNECT:SUICIDE, DRUG-FREE HEROIN TASK FORCE, GRANITE YOUTH ALLIANCE, MY CHOICE DIVERSION PROGRAM, PREVENTION SUMMIT, PROJECT SAFEGUARD, RED RIBBON DRUG PREVENTION, STICKER SHOCK, SUMMER SERIES, VAPING UNVEILED, YOUTH ACTION, YOUTH FOOD DRIVE, RX TAKE BACK. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS FOR PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT-LARGE TO LEARN ABOUT TOPICS THAT ARE OF CONCERN TO LOCAL YOUTH. A YOUTH WORKER POSITION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP YOUTH PROGRAMS AT THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, AND TO SUPPORT THE MANY PROGRAMS DEVELOPED TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAMS WORK TO PROMOTE POSITIVE, HEALTHY BEHAVIORS FOR OUR YOUTH. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PARTNERED WITH THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A DIVERSION PROGRAM WHEREBY AT-RISK YOUTH CAN AVOID ARRESTS AND COURT AND INSTEAD BECOME EDUCATED ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. THE ORGANIZATION BENEFITS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WITH ITS PROACTIVE OUTREACH TO YOUTH, SPONSORING NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL YOUTH, AND HELPING TO KEEP KIDS SAFE DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL HOURS. 1,000 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP TO LOCAL STUDENT ACTIVE IN OUR YOUTH ACTION PROGRAMS.