Several of CADY's partners offer fun, drug-free alternative activities in the 17 town region. ADAPT in Lincoln (745-9092) offers after-school programming, weekend adventure activities, and day-long activities during the summer months for middle and high school youth. LIFE (Living Intelligently For Excellence -- our local SADD chapters) are available at two area high schools. LIFE groups meet weekly at their schools and sponsor and engage in positive, drug-free activities. Call CADY for LIFE advisor contact information.

A youth-driven venture aimed at building businesses that promote healthy communities, youth and families. The mission of the program is to empower youth by educating and engaging them in entrepreneurship, enriching alternatives to risk behavior, and community development through the preparation and launch of summer businesses and work-based learning. The Launch program began in the summer of 2005 with a breakfast cafe located at the Common Man Inn in Plymouth by creating a small menu of hot food items, a name and logo and simple marketing to guests at the Inn. The "Rise & Shine Cafe" became a bustling enterprise under their stewardship and served an average of 30+ breakfasts a day through the summer. In the summer of 2007, The Launch expanded to include Frosty Scoops, an ice cream sales venture on the property of the Common Man Inn. The school-year program involves weekly evening meetings held at the Pemi Youth Center. The curriculum includes leadership development, job-shadowing, and pre-employment skill development workshops with local businesses. The launch provides valuable opportunities for teens to connect with their community, with local business owners, and with skills and experiences for successful futures. Teens ages 14-18 interested in the Launch should call 536-9793 for more information. Support of this program is provided by the NH Division of Public Health Services. Alex Ray, proprietor of the Common Man Family of Restaurants is CADY's major corporate partner in this ongoing venture.

The YAAC was established in 2008 to empower youth as change agents. The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for youth to create positive environmental change through social media channels (PSA's, Blogs, YouTube), mentoring Launch youth members, and providing the youth perspective and voice on local prevention initiatives.

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The name of the local SADD chapters (Students Against Destructive Decisions) operating at two local high schools: Lin-Wood and Newfound Regional. Students attend leadership training and host a variety of chem-free year round events for their peers and their parents that focus on clean fun and healthy lifestyles.

Restorative Justice provides a second chance for first-time youth offenders. More than court diversion, Restorative Justice is a new way of looking at crime that focuses on repairing the harm to the victim. Through the reparative process, youth offenders are held accountable, develop empathy for the victim, and make amends. Communities support the victim, and hold the offender accountable while encouraging personal growth of the youth with the understanding that community ownership of youth development is a cornerstone of a healthy community. The restorative process promotes dialogue between stakeholders through a community panel to discuss consequences of the crime, harm to the victim, and to direct needed action by the offender. The learning experiences are powerful for the offender as they move from passive avoidance to active participant in an accountability process designed to promote lasting behavioral change.

CADY writes a weekly prevention column The CADY Corner in The Record Enterprise, a local weekly newspaper, letters to the editor and public service announcements in local papers focusing on the harm related to youth alcohol, tobacco and other drug use spotlighting specific strategies for parents and the community at large.

In 2007, CADY launched an online newsletter called the CADY e-Connection. The e-Connection covers topics of national and local concerns and keeps coalition members informed of upcoming events. Click here to view the Newsletter Archive.

A partnership with our local paper, the Record Enterprise, helps generate sponsorship for a quarterly prevention page called Halt the Harm. The full page advertorial is sponsored by area businesses and organizations who support the safety of our youth. Past issues have focused on underage drinking, prom safety, and parent involvement as the most influential protective factor in preventing alcohol, tobacco and other drug use.

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An anonymous voicemail line dedicated to preventing underage alcohol or drug parties. CADY encourages community members and parents to call when word of an upcoming party surfaces. Police will then contact party hosts to ensure that homeowners were aware of the party and that adequate supervision is available to prevent the illegal use of alcohol or other drugs. To access Project Monitor, call 2-1-1.

CADY participates in many outreach opportunities each year, including presentations and resource materials at school and community center open houses, presentations to local school boards and faculty, participation on local prevention councils in each of our three target areas, and collaboration with many local organizations on events and activities, including Old Home Day celebrations and the annual Conference For Parents. If you or your organization are interested in workshops, presentations or resources related to youth alcohol, tobacco or other drug use prevention, give us a call today. We have many local and state-wide experts available to share important and relevant prevention information. 536-9793!

A K-12 character education program operating successfully in SAU #48. The program was adopted through the Joseph P. Kennedy foundation and is in over 2000 schools nation-wide. Community of Caring seeks to promote five core values - respect, responsibility, caring, trust and family - through teacher training, youth forums, parent and community involvement and community service. Between 2000 and 2003, three SAU-wide trainings with national Community of Caring trainers were held at Plymouth State University.

A program offered through Friends of the Arts located in the Silver Cultural Arts Center. The program bridges the arts and prevention of risk by bringing artists and musicians to local after-school programs to engage young people in enrichment and prevention messages. The program culminates in a performance or show for parents and community members put on by the kids. Prevention materials are on-hand for parents as well. If you are a school or youth group interested in this program, please call 536-1182 or visit the website!

www.friends-of-the-arts.org/programs/beyond-bell.php

Share your Story! Is there a story in you? CADY is inviting local residents of any age who have a story to tell around alcohol abuse or other drug use that might encourage a young person hearing the story to never start down such a path.

What might your story be? Many of us have lived through experiences that involve the negative impact of alcohol and other drug use or have someone close to us who has. Whether it's a story of growing up in an alcoholic home, experimenting with a drug that turned into a habit, or a powerful story of recovering from dependency on drugs or alcohol, we hope that community members consider sharing the story to help prevent negative outcomes in our youth today.

Why share? Often times in the sharing of difficult stories, a burden is lifted, and knowing that sharing your story may prevent a similar experience in another young person's life can be fulfilling as well. Our youth need to hear our voices to use our experiences in their decision-making. They get so many other messages from music, videos and television, that having the balancing voice of our experiences will help them make more informed decisions.

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