• Family involvement • Strengthening academic skills & opportunities • Strengthening school-to-work • Mentoring • Service learning/community involvement • Referrals to preventive health • Health & mental health care referrals • Alternative activities to enhance self-esteem REACH is a project funded by Department of State Health Services-Title V Population Based division to provide comprehensive healthy adolescent initiatives through evidence-based positive youth development strategies for youth in the East Texas area. Initiative strategies are guided by the assistance of the Local Community Leadership Group (LCLG) to focus on adolescent health issues. The Project’s goal is to increase protective factors and build resiliency in youth through positive decision making, building self-esteem, and focusing on future orientation. Our Focus • Implement a quality program for youth to participate• Provide youth the ability to have a voice among their peers and mentors • Encompass a positive environment for youth to grow and flourish in "We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future." - Franklin D. Roosevelt. Our Approach • Meet teens in our community and find out what they want for their future For more information, call 903-758-0260 or 800-811-6648. |
