Center for Youth and Community Development - la Comunidad Coalition
Resource Name:Center for Youth and Community Development - la Comunidad Coalition
address
233 West High Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325
Eligibility
Hispanic community member/supporter interested in substance abuse prevention and positive youth development for Spanish and LatinX youth
Hours
Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
(717) 338-0300
Voice
Languages
Spanish
Application process
None
Fees
Services free of charge
Service area
Adams, PA
Other Information
Focus Population
- Students
Develops the positive potential of youth within safe, supportive families and communities with a specific focus on Spanish and LatinX communities.
Providing organization
Center for Youth and Community Development
Serves as the home of Collaborating for Youth (CFY), the CFY Youth Coalition, la Comunidad, and the Coalition for Overdose Awareness & Recovery (COAR). Facilitates Youth Coalition meetings at each county high school and a county-wide meeting each month. Runs after-school programs in Bermudian Springs Elementary, Dover Elementary/North Salem, Franklin Township Elementary, James Gettys Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Alloway Creek Elementary, Fairfield Elementary, Conewago Valley Intermediate School, Upper Adams Intermediate School, Biglerville Elementary, Conewago Township Elementary, and New Oxford Elementary. Offers a Strengthening Families Program in English and Spanish. Provides prevention education, substance-free events, naloxone, Medicine Take Backs, lock boxes, and referrals to treatment and other assistance.