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Youth Engagement
youth ENGAGEMENT programs

youth ENGAGEMENT programs

Our substance use prevention youth engagement programs provide young people with opportunities to experience first-hand the role of envisioning and creating schools and communities free from substance use related harms.

We actively center young people and youth voice in our work and partner with young people in a way that sustains intergenerational equity.

Our youth engagement programs include:

  • Countywide CourAGE Youth Health Coalition
  • Friday Night Live Chapters
  • Peer Educator Program
  • Peer Intervention & Education Program
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green & purple logo for Friday Night Live
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Empowering Youth, Strenghthening Communities, Creating Change
 
Friday Night Live (FNL) builds partnerships for positive and healthy youth development which engage youth as active leaders and resources in their communities.
 
FNL Pillars
  • Positive Youth Development
  • Youth and Adult Partnerships
  • Advocacy
  • Community Engagement and Collaboration
  • Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Prevention
  • Youth-Driven Campaigns
  • Skill Building
 
Core Components
  • Chapters: A group of committed young people and adult ally working together to provide skill development, opportunities, and outreach. 
  • Opportunities: Any safe environment or avenue in which youth and adults accomplish a project or task in partnership, with shared power and ownership.
  • Outreach: Engages youth, adults, and systems in building the partnerships that create positive and healthy youth development.
  • Skill Development: Purposeful activities and opportunities that promote or result in building skills, mastery, resiliency, and core competencies.
 
Youth Development Standards of Practice
  • A Safe Environment
  • Opportunities for Community Engagement
  • Opportunities for Leadership and Advocacy
  • Opportunities to Build Caring and Meaningful Relationships with Peers and Adults
  • Opportunities to Engage in Interesting and Relevant Skill Building Activities
 
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First place median contest poster
2021-22 CourAGE Youth Health Coalition PSA Contest, in Partnership with the Contra Costa MEDS Coalition.

2021-22 CourAGE Youth Health Coalition PSA Contest, in Partnership with the Contra Costa MEDS Coalition.

1st Place Winner: Ify Chidi, Grade 12, Heritage High School, Liberty Union High School District

CourAGE TobaccNO! PSA

CourAGE TobaccNO! PSA

2019-2020 CourAGE PSA Film Festival's Winning Entries

2019-2020 CourAGE PSA Film Festival's Winning Entries

2018-2019 CourAGE PSA Film Festival's Winning Entries

2018-2019 CourAGE PSA Film Festival's Winning Entries