United Way supports Youth Council – NashuaTelegraph.com

$50,900 grant will help local agency give aid to at-risk teens

NASHUA – For more than 42 years, The Youth Council has been counting on donors like United Way of Greater Nashua to ensure that Greater Nashua families are able to continue to build the right skills they need to be strong, effective parents, raising children and teens who make good decisions and stay on track.

$50,900 grant will help local agency give aid to at-risk teens

NASHUA – For more than 42 years, The Youth Council has been counting on donors like United Way of Greater Nashua to ensure that Greater Nashua families are able to continue to build the right skills they need to be strong, effective parents, raising children and teens who make good decisions and stay on track.

With a $50,900 grant from the United Way, The Youth Council is able to continue to be the safety net and the “go to” resources to these families.

“Many of our friends and neighbors are losing loved ones to overdoses and addiction more than ever before,” said Betsy Houde, executive director of The Youth Council. It is because of United Way and the local grants, contracts and donations we are able to secure that we continue to serve families.”

Here’s how The Youth Council helps:

13- to 17-year-olds arrested for a first-time offense are assessed for drug and alcohol use while being held accountable for their behavior, with a 98 percent success rate.

Overwhelmed parents attend classes to build their strengths and parenting skills, with 97 percent reporting increased confidence in raising their children.

83 percent of children in counseling improve their daily functioning and 92 percent identify healthy ways to cope with their issues without using alcohol or drugs.

“We have partnered with The Youth Council for many years,” said Mike Apfelberg, president of United Way of Greater Nashua. “The programs which United Way of Greater Nashua funds at The Youth Council are all aimed at ensuring that at-risk teens end up back in school becoming productive young adults.”

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