| Youth & Family Services of Upper Perk Prevention Services |
| PREVENTION SERVICES |
| The Prevention Team is responsible for providing science based, age appropriate curricula to the Upper Perk schools as well as some of the surrounding school districts. They also develop and present programs that are tailored to the specific requests and needs of their audience. The team also facilitates parenting workshops at various locations throughout the community. The Prevention staff has over 35 years of combined experience working with children, adolescents and their families in a variety of situations including pre-school, elementary and high school levels. If you have or know a child who attends any of the Upper Perkiomen district schools chances are that he/she has heard of or attended a program offered by the YFS Prevention Staff. Some Prevention programs include the Peace & Harmony Fair and Diversity Symposium both held at the Upper Perk Middle School, a Bully and Harassment Awareness Program held at the Upper Perk High School for ninth grade students, the Educational and Adventure Based Learning Experiences Project (ENABLE) also held at the Upper Perk Middle School. For more information on Prevention programs please click on the link below: Specialized Programs Science Based Programs Parenting |
| In Prevention News During Red Ribbon Week (October 22-30, 2008) YFS will be presenting the Too Good for Drugs Program to elementary school students in the Pottstown district. The Project ENABLE Program has continued this year in both Upper Perkiomen Middle School and Pottsgrove Middle School. Upper Perk Middle School will participate in "Mix It Up" Day on November 13, 2008. This is an activity in which students are encouraged to sit at a different table during their lunch period so that they can get to know other students Pottstown Elementary schools will participate in lunchtime groups. Students meet with Prevention Facilitators during their lunch period to learn some basic social skills and drug and alcohol prevention strategies. The Upper Perk High School 9th grade participated in a two day Relationship Workshop in November 2007 through their Health classes and facilitated by YFS presenters. There will be a follow-up session in January 2008. The Peace & Harmony Fair will be held on October 8th and 9th at the Upper Perk Middle School for the 6th grade and at both Upper Perk Elementary Schools. The fair will be held at Marlborough Elementary on October 15th and 16th and at Hereford Elementary on November 11th and 12th for 5th grade. 3rd grade Conflict Resolution classes will be held in all Pottstown Elementary Schools this year. 3 classes will be held in the fall and 3 classes will be held in the winter of 2009. Teen Answer Day (TAD) is held the 3rd Thursday of each month at the Upper Perkiomen High School during lunch period. |
Facilitators are available for your group or community organization. If
you are interested in a particular topic or have a topic that you would
like presented please contact the Youth & Family Services office at
215-234-9372.
you are interested in a particular topic or have a topic that you would
like presented please contact the Youth & Family Services office at
215-234-9372.
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| TEENAGERS The teenage years can be difficult to navigate. In this age of drugs, violence and peer pressure it can be harder than we can imagine to come out of the teenage years with your self esteem and confidence in tack. YFS offers an adolescent support group. The purpose of this group is to give teens an opportunity to listen to their peers and offer support and advice with the gentle nurturing of a YFS counselor present to facilitate communication and provide objective input. If you or your teen is interested in joining the adolescent support group simply contact the YFS office at 215-234-9372 |
| Youth & Family Services, 1494 Gravel Pike Green Lane, PA 18054, 215-234-9372 Youth & Family Services of Upper Perk is a United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania Agency All questions or comments regarding this website should be directed to mreitnauer.yfs@verizon.net. |