Community
* Coalition Development
o Bi-Annual Coalition Meetings
o Community Circle Teams – community members working on community prevention projects
o Speakers Bureau and Community Presentations
o Information and Referral for prevention, intervention and treatment of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and related issues
* Media
o The Prevention Page – produced quarterly in partnership with the Monadnock Ledger
o The Exchange – the coalition newsletter
Parents
- Circle Talks – home-based facilitated dialogues with parents and their “circle” of family and friends. The goal is to guide participants through a discussion about alcohol and other drug issues in a supported and safe environment.
- The Parent Circle – monthly topic nights to provide awareness and education around alcohol and other drugs and their effects on our children and community. These topic nights rotate between Antrim, Peterborough and Jaffrey on the 2nd Monday of each month from 6:30 – 8:00 pm.
Youth
- The Challenge Course – an intervention program for youth designed to provide opportunities to look at more accurate alcohol and other drug information and to self-evaluate their relationship with substances.
- SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and SMAD (Students Making A Difference) – youth advocacy group.
- The Teen Center – a drop-in center offering various activities to include:
+ Table games
+ Video games
+ Karaoke and stereo system
+ Topic discussions
+ Community service over-site for adjudicated youth
+ Mentoring programs
+ Band and DJ events
+ Engaging and supporting community service projects
+ Youth Advisory Council
+ ‘Young People’ AA Group
Under development:
+ Teen Resource Clinic - information and referral for teens and parents
+ GED classes
+ Alateen – a support group for youth dealing with someone else’s abuse with alcohol and other drugs