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

The Upper Perk High School 9th grade will participate in a
two day Body Image Lessons in December 2010 and
March/April 2011 through their Health classes and are
facilitated by YFS presenters.

YFS will present Programs Project "Toward No Drugs" to the
10th grade girls at Gwynedd Mercy Academy in March 2011.

The Project ENABLE students from both Upper Perk and
Pottstown Middle Schools will participate in Kick Butt Day on
March 23, 2011 and the Build Up Youth Summit in May 2011.  

YFS will present the Programs Project TNT (Towards No Tobacco)
to the 5th grade students and "Too Good For Drugs" to the
4th grade students of the Pottstown Elementay Schools
in March, April and May 2011.

The Diversity Symposium will be held May 11, 2011, to the 8th
grade students at the Upper Perk Middle School.  This year's
speakers are Ann Fox, Mark Levengood, Becky Babel,
Mark Enriquez, and Eric and Emily Jett.

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.

3rd grade Conflict Resolution classes will be held in all Pottstown
Elementary Schools this year. 3 classes will be held in the
fall of 2010 and 3 classes will be held in the winter of 2011.

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.
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  
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