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Click for more information on Project MonitorCommunities for Alcohol- and Drug-free Youth (CADY, Inc.) is a local coalition dedicated to working with schools and communities to prevent and reduce youth alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and to promote healthy environments and promising futures for area teens. The coalition is comprised of three school districts, community partners and members from different domains including law enforcement, guidance counselors, teachers, parents, the district court, recreation groups, youth and community centers, health and medical clinics, higher education, the arts, the media, local churches, and many other partners. Since April of 2000, the coalition has served the towns of Alexandria, Bridgewater, Bristol, Campton, Danbury, Ellsworth, Groton, Hebron, Holderness, Lincoln, New Hampton, Plymouth, Rumney, Thornton, Waterville Valley, Wentworth and Woodstock.

 

CADY is located at 94 Highland Street, Plymouth NH. CADY continues to support local efforts to reduce and prevent youth alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and to promote healthy environments and promising futures for our local youth.

Upcoming Events
  • Town Hall meeting with Under Age Drinking (UAD) Focus
  • Kids and Parents Enriching Relationships (KAPER) Conference. March 21, 2008
    KAPER is a day long conference for students in grade seven and their parents from Newfound Memorial Middle School
  • Thriving in the Middle School-SAU #48 Middle School Conference-April 18, 2008
  • Parent Education – Dare To Be You and Guiding Good Choices – March/April 2008
  • Conference for Parents,
    April 5, 2008
    For more info, go to www.conferenceforparents.org
See Events Page
for more detail.

Fact: 26% of Pemi-Baker area youth report riding with a driver who is under the influence of alcohol or other drugs at least once. Fact: Only 57% of local teens report that they have had a good talk with their mother about the risks of drinking and using drugs in the past year. Fact: If local parents tell their teens that they will “get in trouble” at home for drinking, they can cut the chance that they will drink by 43%. Fact: 57% of area teens report that it is to access alcohol, and 42% say it’s easy to access marijuana. Fact: Monthly substance use is almost double for local teens who report working more than 16 hours per week during the school year. Fact: Only 47% of local teens report that they have had a good talk with their father about the risks of drinking and using drugs in the past year. Fact: 42% of area teens feel it is easy to get marijuana. Fact: 27% of area teens report engaging in monthly binge drinking. Fact: Approximately one in four high school aged youth are smokers.