Creating Lasting Family Connections
Creating Lasting Family Connections is a family strengthening, substance abuse, and violence prevention curriculum. It is a family program designed to bring families closer together. The Program goals are to:- increase community engagement through implementing a successful family recruitment strategy, empowering participants to successfully implement the program and its evaluation;
- improve participating parents' knowledge and attitudes regarding drug issues, and improve their family management skills;
- increase the knowledge and use of community services, including treatment and rehabilitation services, among participating families when needed;
- improve the communication and refusal skills of participating youth;
- delay onset and reduce frequency of alcohol and drug use among participating youth.
Gouverneur Activity and Learning Center
The Center, located in Gouverneur, offers a drop-in center complete with a lending library, and educational area and a reading corner. Educational activities and programming are also available.
