News from the River Coalition

The River Coalition Communities Mobilize for Healthy Youth

 Thursday and Friday, December 11th and 12th, River Coalition Inc. area community members will gather to complete plans to realize their goals of positive development of children and youth and to assist in the prevention of adolescent problem behaviors – including alcohol and other drug use, delinquency, teen pregnancy, dropping out of school and violence.  Channing Bete Co. Inc. and the University of Washington will assist community members in updating a focused; long-range community action plan for building on existing resources using a data based community profile.  Gaps in resources will be filled with tested, effective programs to insure youth of the River Coalition community gain healthy beliefs and clear standards for behavior. ...more

September 24, 2003

Communities That Care (CTC) is a community-wide initiative for the benefit of Alton, Bradley, Greenbush, Indian Island, Milford and Old Town.  It seeks to promote the positive development of children and youth and to assist in the prevention of adolescent problem behaviors-including alcohol and other drug use, delinquency teen pregnancy, dropping out of school and violence.  ...more

Communities That Care Program

August 7, 2003

    "An Invested Community Raising Healthy Youth"...this is the vision for the communities of Alton, Bradley, Greenbush, Indian Island, Milford and Old Town as they begin implementing the Communities That Care program through the River Coalition. This will be carried out over the next five years by building on the significant investments this community has already made to ensure that their youth are healthy. Partnering with the river Coalition in this 5 year effort are the University of Washington and the Channing-Bete Company.   ...more

Towns unite with programs for teens

August 7, 2003

by Nok-Noi Hauger

    OLD TOWN--Seven communities along the Penobscot River have joined forces to prevent teenage drinking and smoking.