Youth Organizations

We are in the process of collating information about the various youth programs and coalitions in the state. Please Contact Us to add your program to the listing or to make suggestions as to how we might better organize this information for you.

Statewide Programs

Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council
One Commerce Drive
Bedford, NH 03110
(603) 627-4158
www.swgirlscouts.org

Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council is one of 318 councils chartered by Girl Scouts of the USA which makes it a member of the largest voluntary organization for girls in the world. It is open to girls ages 5 through 17 (or kindergarten through grade 12) who subscribe to its ideals as stated in the Girl Scout Promise and Law. It is part of a worldwide family of girls and adults in 136 countries through its membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

Our Unique Program is based on a clear focus of doing what we do best. Our Council's vision encompasses developing self-esteem, encouraging personal growth, recognizing and addressing gender bias, appreciating diversity, fostering shared values, and developing and using resources effectively. We operate in an environment where every voice is valued and where each person is respected.

Girls on the Run New Hampshire
One Washington Street
Suite 201
Dover, NH, 03820
(603)778-1389
www.girlsontherunnh.org

The two words that best describe Girls on the Run are “FUN” and “RUN.” Every aspect of the program is geared towards making girls feel good about who they are. Although the program uses running games as its teaching tool, the activities are non-competitive, and girls are encouraged to walk (or even cartwheel!) when they get tired. The goal is to reduce at-risk behaviors such as teen pregnancy, eating disorders, and substance abuse. The 10-week programs are open to girls aged 8-10 and 11-13. The programs meet twice a week for 90 minutes, at local fields or tracks. Participants explore many issues ranging from nutrition and health to assertiveness and body image. Each lesson is filled with fun and engaging running games. By the end of the program, the girls will have designed and implemented a community service project. Their final goal is to complete a community 5K. Each team is limited to 15 members. GOTR has locations throughout the state. Contact GOTR to learn how you can become involved.

New Hampshire Family Voices
Contact: Martha-Jean Madison
(603) 271-4525 or 800-852-3345 X 4525
nhfv@yahoo.com
www.nhfv.org

New Hampshire Family Voices (NHFV) is run by parents that have children with special health care needs, multiple disabilities, and mental health conditions. NHFV assist families in negotiating the following systems on a one-to-one basis as well as through workshops, health care financing, health care delivery system, education system, support group assistance, disease / condition specific materials, and daily living needs.

NH Teen Institute
PO Box 951
Concord, NH 03302-0951
(603) 226-0111
(603) 225-2740 (fax)
www.nhteeninstitute.org

The Teen Institute is the primary statewide substance abuse prevention program provider for middle and high school students. Since 1983 "T.I." has been impacting the lives of young people by effectively promoting youth leadership as a key strategy in the prevention of youth alcohol, tobacco and other drug use.

The NH Teen Institute was featured recently on this website. Click here to learn more about their leadership opportunities and programs, or download the 2005 Summer Program application.

Parents, Families, and Freinds of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Helpline: 1-800-750-2524 (in NH) or (603) 528-6173
www.pflagnh.org
email: admin@pflagnh.org

Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides education, advocacy and support to GLBT teens and adults, and their loved ones (statewide). Check out the website for downloadable resources.

UNH Cooperative Extension - 4-H Youth Development
603-862-2187

Belknap County

Belknap County Citizens Council on Children and Families
One Mill Plaza
Laconia, New Hampshire 03246
Alan Robichaud, Executive Director

(603) 528-3185 (P)
(603) 528-3635 (F)
e-mail: ajrobich@bccj.org
www.bccj.org

County department whose mission is to promote Community Justice so that Belknap County is a safe place in which children and families can live with dignity and respect. Principles of Community Justice include Prevention, Balanced and Restorative Justice, and Community Development

Key functions include county-wide planning; system coordination; child and family advocacy on issues of juvenile justice, substance abuse and addictions, child abuse, domestic violence and related issues; resource development for targeted priorities. Perform community organizing activities and group facilitation on priorities set by the 21 member Citizens Council.

Carroll County

Kingswood Youth Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 697
Tel: 603-569-5949
Fax: 603-569-5949
228 So. Main St. Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03894
email: kyc@metrocast.net

The Kingswood Youth Center is a non-profit organization providing after school programs for middle and High School Students in the Governor Wentworth School
District.

Merrowvista
147 Canaan Road
Center Tuftonboro, NH 03816
(603) 539-6607
(603) 539-7504 fax
email: merrowvista@ayf.com

Merrowvista, an American Youth Foundation camp, inspires participants to discover and develop their personal best, to seek balance in mental, physical, social and spiritual living and to make a positive difference in their communities and in the wider world.

Set on over 600 acres in the pristine Ossipee Mountains of New Hampshire, Merrowvista draws you into a life that is rustic, uncomplicated, and filled with excitement. Trails lead through forests to peaks just waiting to be explored. Dan Hole Pond, a crystal clear lake, is the hub of waterfront activities.

Merrowvista has been running youth development programs since 1925.
Summer camp offers 1-4 week opportunities for campers 8-17.
The Year-Round Programs offer intentionally designed programs to support organizations that work with youth (open to participants from 5th grade to Adults).

Cheshire County

Creating Positive Change (CPC)
40 Grove St.
PO Box 441
Peterborough, NH 03458
603-924-4981
Holly Desrosiers
Teen Center Coordinator
603-924-5718
email: riccocpc@monad.net
www.cpcnh.org

Creating Positive Change (CPC) focuses resources to build community, encourage healthy behavior, strengthen families, and reduce the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. The Teen Center (located at 40 Grove Street, Peterborough, NH) is a safe and healthy environment for high-school students to ‘hang out’. Further, the Teen Center will offer wellness programming; cultural, recreational, and interactive activities as defined by participating youth.

CPC also offers a Challenge Program where youth participants are encouraged to explore the cause-effect relationship involved in unhealthy decision-making. Youth are invited to engage in the stages of change through education and awareness activities. The program incorporates referral measures for youth who exhibit a greater need beyond the scope of the Alternatives Program. Program developed by the N.H. Division of Alcohol Drug Abuse Prevention and Recovery. (There is a $75 participant fee for Challenge Programs

Creating Positive Change was featured recently on this website. Click here to learn more about their leadership opportunities and programs.

Keene Youth Services
603-357-9810
3 Washington Street
Keene, NH 03431

The Keene Youth Services mission is to strengthen community involvement in family and youth issues by creating opportunities for positive community attachment. Youth are empowered to make responsible decisions and held accountable for their actions.

The Youth Services Department provides prevention and intervention programs to youth and families of Keene and many towns in Cheshire County. Programs and services actively involve the community in addressing the issues that are facing today's families and society. The goals of the Department include minimizing adolescent risk factors and enhancing the community's existing protective factors. Our programs provide opportunities for youth to acquire new skills, to positively attach themselves to the community, and to experience clear standards and beliefs which are important aspects in the development of healthy behaviors.

Monadnock Area Teen Health (MATH) Clinic
River Center, 44 Concord Street
Peterborough NH

The Monadnock Area Teen Health Center is now offering confidential and comprehensive heatlhcare to all youth aged 14-21 in the Monadnock region. This full service medical center is open on Mondays from 3-6:30 Walk-ins are wecome and no appointment is necessary.

The services offered at MATH Clinic are affordable- The Clinic requests a $5 donation for services for youth who can afford it. Otherwise, services are free of charge.

Grafton County

Circle Program
85 Main Street
(Mail: PO Box 815)
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-4244
circle@worldpath.net
www.circleprogram.org

The mission of the Circle Program is to provide socially and economically disadvantaged New Hampshire girls with the skills, courage and confidence they need to handle the challenges in their lives. The two-year program does this by providing the girls with a unique combination of adult and peer support delivered through two summers of residential camp and two full years of one-on-one mentoring with women volunteers.

Communities for Alcohol and Drug-Free Youth (CADY)
85 Main Street
Plymouth
(603) 536-9793
www.cadyinc.org

Communities 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.

Friends of the Arts: After School programming
PO Box 386
Plymouth, NH
536-1182
www.friends-of-the-arts.org
Email: pfa@plymouth.edu

Mission: To provide enriching pro-social alternatives for youth by engaging them in healthy, positive, drug-free activities in their communities.

Beyond the Bell is a partnership program developed with the Communities for Alcohol and Drug-Free Youth, a Plymouth region prevention organization. The workshops are led by professional artists who work with the students to create a short culminating presentation to share what they have learned with parents, families and the community.

Pemi Youth Center
111 Main Street
Plymouth, NH
603-536-7264
www. Pemiyouthcenter.org
email: jdutille@hotmail.com

After school and summer program for youth age 11-17. Summer hours are 12-6 Monday through Friday. During school, the Center is open 3-6 pm Monday through Friday


STAR (Steps Toward Adult Responsibility)
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
(603) 653-1495
www.starprogram.net
email: jessy.lavalley@dartmouth.edu

The STAR Program assists teens in meeting the challenges that both adolescence and chronic health conditions pose. The program targets adolescents thirteen years of age and older who have chronic medical conditions including, but not limited to, cancer, diabetes, Crohn's disease/colitis, asthma, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, seizure disorders, spina bifida, cystic fibrosis, cardiology conditions and cerebral palsy.

The STAR program has been featured as a Highlighted Program on this website. Click here for more information about the opportunities at STAR.

Hillsboro County

Alliance for Community Support
340 Commercial St., 2nd Floor
Manchester, N.H. 03101
(603) 628-7681

Hot Couch
9723 Elm Street
Manchester, N.H. 03101

The Alliance for Community Support seeks to support children, teens, and adults who are at-risk or have disabilities to fully participate in their community. One program that focuses on teens is the Hot Couch Program, which provides a place for teens to hang out, do art work, and other activities in an effort to prevent alcohol and substance use. Also, there is a youth leadership program which allows youth whose lives have been affected by mental illness, either directly or through a family member, to actively participate in policy development and decision-making around mental health issues. In addition, there is a program called Project Renew, which provides career development and educational programming to youth that are at-risk or have a mental illness.

Alliance for the Progress of Hispanic Americans (A.L.P.H.A.)
555 Union Street
Manchester, NH 03104
Phone - (603) 666-0597
Fax: (603) 641-3825
http://snhshome.homestead.com/hispaniclatino.html (English)
http://snhshome.homestead.com/Untitled1.html (Español)

The A.L.PH.A. goal is to reach as many Hispanic / Latino, minority, and other inner-city youth as possible in the greater Manchester Area and to provide them with services needed to transition into the American way of life, with sound employment skills, skills necessary to go on to college, technical / vocational training, or on-the-job training through educational preparation and English enhancement.

One of the services that the A.L.PH.A. provides is A.L.PH.A. Peer Youth Intervention / Drop-out prevention program, which is designed to meet the needs of low-income at-risk Hispanic, minority, and other inner-city adolescents. A.L.PH.A. Peer combines Public Services, Education, Employment, and Recreation in a safe and welcoming environment, functioning as an alternative to dangerous activities such as substance abuse, violence, and criminal activities.

Ash Street Community Center / Police Athletic League
52 Ash Street
Nashua, N.H. 03060
(603) 594-3549

The Ash Street Community Center brings police and youth together in a positive atmosphere for crime prevention and to foster positive behavior. The community center serves youth between the ages of 6 – 17 years. During the school year it is open daily from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and during the summer from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily. The community center promotes anti-gang and anti-drug activities as well as leadership development. Some programs offered include an after-school program, computer labs. Field days at local parks, basketball games, and other sports activities.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester
25 Lowell Street, Suite 201
Manchester, N.H. 03101
(603) 669-5365
(603) 645-6577 (fax)
www.bbbsmanchester.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester strives to promote and enhance well-being, self-esteem, and responsible social values of children from single parent homes who are in need of sound guidance and meaningful companionship. This organization services children between the ages of 7 and 12 years by bringing them together with a responsible adult volunteer in a one-to-one relationship from which both persons can benefit. The adult volunteer provides guidance, friendship, encouragement, and support.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Nashua
33Main Street, Suite # 501
Nashua, N.H. 03064
(603) 883-4851
www.bbbsnashua.org

Big Brothers Big Sister of Greater Nashua provides adult mentors for youth to enrich their lives through positive role models, especially for youth from single parent families. Big Brothers Big Sisters serves youth between the ages of 6 – 17 years with mentoring programs that are community, school, and site based. These mentoring programs are designed to purposefully create and nurture one-on-one relationships between adults and youth.

Boys and Girls Club of Manchester
555 Union Street
Manchester, N.H. 03104
(603) 625-5982
www.mbgcnh.org

The Boys and Girls Club of Manchester seeks to reach out to all youth, with special concerns given to those in at-risk situations and provide programs and services that inspire and enable member to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, caring individuals. The Boys and Girls Club of Manchester offers activities that focus on the core areas of Character and Leadership Development, Education and Career Development, Health and Life Skills, The Arts, and Sports Fitness and Recreation.

Boys and Girls Club of the Souhegan Valley
56 Mont Vernon Street
Milford, N.H. 03055
(603) 672-1002

Since 1994, the Boys & Girls Club of the Souhegan Valley has dedicated itself to providing a positive place for the youth of Southern New Hampshire towns of Milford, Amherst, Hollis, Brookline, Mont Vernon, Peterborough, Merrimack, Lyndeborough, and Wilton. The Boys & Girls Club of the Souhegan Valley strives to create opportunities that enhance the quality of life fro youth of all backgrounds, with special concerns for those from disadvantaged circumstances, as they become participating members of society. The programs and services promoted and enhance the development of youth by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence.

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua
47 Grand Avenue
Nashua, N.H. 03060
(603) 883-0523
www.bgcn.com

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua seeks to inspire and enable all young people, especially those young people from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua uses five core programmatic channels, which are character and leadership development, sports-fitness-recreation, education and career enhancement, health and life skills education, and cultural arts. Some of the programs relating to these channels are homework assistance, swimming, basketball, Scholastic Aptitude Test preparation, use of the game room, and access to computer and technical training.

Child and Family Services
Manchester Office (Administrative)
99 Hanover Street
Manchester, N.H. 03105
(603) 668-1920
(603) 668-6260 (fax)
(603) 668-1920 (TLP)

Nashua Office
120 Main Street, Suite 107
Nashua, N.H. 03060
(603) 889-7189
(603) 888-7104 (fax)

Teen Services
(800) 640-6486
http://www.cfsnh.org/Pages/Programs/TeenServ.html

Child and Family Services seeks to advance the well-being of children by providing an array of social services to strengthen family life and by promoting community commitment to the needs of children. Specific to teens, Child and Family Services provides services that includes crisis intervention for runaway and homeless youth, and those at-risk of running away and an adolescent substance abuse treatment program (serving Manchester).

Girls Inc.
65 Market Street
Nashua, N.H. 03101
(603) 625-1296
www.girlsincnewhampshire.org

Girls Inc. strives to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. The programs offered by Girls Inc. are research-based and encourage girls to take risks and master physical, intellectual, and emotional challenges. The programs often address math and science education, pregnancy and drug abuse prevention, media literacy, economic literacy, adolescent health, violence prevention, and sports participation.

Hillsboro Family Health Center- Teen Clinic
462 W. Main Street
Suite 6
Hillsboro, NH 03244
(603) 478-3141

"Teen Clinic" is for local teens and offers similar services to those offered at the Capital Region Family Health Center- Teen Care. The Hillsboro Teen Clinic is open the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 3-5 pm, with walk-ins accepted between 3 and 4pm. Trained teen peer health educators who attend area high schools volunteer at both teen clinics and earn community service hours for their work as well as gain valuable experience.

Job Corps
Admissions Office
50 Bridge Street
Manchester, N.H. 03103
(800) 647 – 3338 or (603) 627 – 2891

Job Corps is a residential program that offers educational and vocational training. The program is federally funded for youths 16 –24 years of age who have the desire and motivation to make a better future.

Makin' It Happen
(603) 622-6116 (phone)
(603) 622-7551 (fax)
27 Lowell St. Suite 404
Manchester, NH 03101
www.makinithappen.org

Makin' It Happen is a leader in promoting the positive development of youth by engaging, facilitating, and inspiring communities to involvement and action. Makin' It Happen provides a variety of programs and trainings to meet this mission, including: youth leadership programs, alcohol, drug and tobacco prevention/education, asset building and resiliency trainings, Red Ribbon Week festivities, partnerships with Manchester Schools and various trainings which promote healthy lifestyles.

Manchester Outright
P.O. Box 492
Manchester, N.H. 03105
(603) 537-7004
manchesteroutright@yahoo.com (email)
www.manchesteroutright.com

Manchester Outright is a strictly confidential social / support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth and their allies under the age of 22 years. Youth groups meet every Tuesday evening from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Manchester Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church. The UU is located at 669 Union Street in Manchester. We have to lock the front doors at 8:00 pm. If for some reason you are joining us after that time, please use the side entrance on the north end of the building.

Nashua Area Health Center
10 Prospect Street, Suite 102
Nashua, NH 03060
(603) 883-1626
(603) 883-6633 (fax)
(800) 492-9260 (After Hours Phone Service)

The Nashua Area Health Center provides confidential and affordable reproductive health services to teens via the Teen-to-Teen Clinic, which operates during after school hours on a walk-in basis (no appointment is needed). Teen peer educators play an active role in the clinic operation and provide peer education. The teen clinic offers an on-site counselor, nutrition assessment, and community referrals. In terms of reproductive health services, the clinic offers health exams, birth control, condoms, STD testing and counseling and reproductive health information. The teen walk-in clinic operates every Wednesday from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Nashua at Nashua Area Health Center and every Monday from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. in Milford at the Universalist Unitarian Church, 20 Elm St., Milford, N.H.

NH Minority Health Coalition
PO Box 3992
Manchester, NH 03105
(603) 627-7703
Toll Free at (866) 460- 9933
(603) 627-8527 (Fax)
www.nhhealthequity.org

The NH Minority Coalition has a Future Leaders Adolescent Peer Education Training Program that offers educational sessions on prevention topics such as HIV, STD, Substance abuse, tobacco and also topics covering self esteem and relationships and choices. The program focuses on empowering youth with knowledge and skills to help them make informed decisions and appropriate choices when confronted with issues of engaging in risky behaviors. The youth also present these educational messages to other youth
participating at other youth organizations.

Odyssey Youth Rebuild
251 Pine Street
Manchester, N.H. 03103
(603) 627-7037
www.odysseynh.org

Odyssey Youth Rebuild strives to rebuild the lives of troubled and troubling young people and families by creating environments that foster healing, learning and growth leading to constructive participation in society. Primarily, Odyssey Youth Rebuild provides a program for out-of-school youth and young adults, ages 16-24, who continue their education, learn job skills, and participate in leadership development and community service.

Office of Youth Services
1528 Elm Street
Manchester, N.H. 03101
(603) 624-6470

Outright
P.O. Box 1205
Nashua, N.H. 03061-1205
(603) 889-8210

Outright provides a supportive environment for sexual minority youth through weekly support group meetings. The target population of Outright is gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transgender youth. Outright provide youth with reproductive health information.

Parks and Recreation Department
Public Works Division
100 Concord Street
Nashua, N.H. 03060
(603) 589-3370

The Parks and Recreation Department seeks to provide quality, self-supporting recreational and leisure programs for all ages of people in the City of Nashua. Some of these programs include, but are not limited to, camps / clinics, leagues, recreation events, public trips, summer fun programs. Camps and clinics include, but are not limited to, soccer, golf, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, tennis, flag football, roller hockey, skateboarding, cheerleading, track and field, and volleyball.

Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Department-City of Manchester
Administrative Office, 625 Mammoth Road
Manchester, N.H. 03104
(603) 624-6565

The Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Department seeks to provide quality recreational facilities and programs to serve the public and enhance the quality of life. Some of their programs for youth include Fun in the Sun, Saturday Junior Basketball, Summer Hockey, Hershey Track Meet, and youth sports. The youth sports include soccer, little league & T-Ball, football, hockey, skating, baseball, and softball. These programs serve the Greater Manchester area; however, some have residency restrictions.

Police Athletic League
Police Department
0 Panther Drive, P.O. Box 785
Nashua, N.H. 03061
(603) 594-3500

The Police Athletic League (P.A.L.) promotes a mission of “Kids First.” P.A.L. brings youth together in a positive atmosphere through education and athletics in an effort to decrease crime and increase positive behavior. The P.A.L. staffs the Ash Street Community Center in Nashua and provides programs such as an after-school program, computer labs, field days at local parks, basketball games, and other sports activities.

Runaway Youth Program
99 Hanover Street
Manchester, N.H. 03105
(603) 668-1920
http://www.cfsnh.org/Pages/Programs/TeenServ.html

The Runaway Youth Program operates Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm. Evening meetings arranged as necessary. The program provides Host Homes for runaways while the situation is resolved. Host Homes are licensed foster homes providing meals and housing for no more than 14 days. Assistance is available on a 24-hour basis. There are parent /youth support groups and reunification is the prime concern.

Teen Health Clinic
72 Concord Street
Manchester, N.H. 03101
(603) 629-9707

The Teen Health Clinic seeks to provide comprehensive primary health care, psychological support services, and health promotion programming for teens, particularly those who do not have access to other health services. The Teen Health Clinic provides services that are adapted to meet the needs of teens in safe, non-judgmental and inclusive atmosphere.

The Teen Health Clinic provides primary care to adolescents including confidential reproductive health services in accordance with state and federal law. Also, clients have access to preventive care, treatment of acute and ongoing conditions, and health promotions. This includes birth control, reproductive health care, counseling and education including counseling on abstinence, general check-ups, immunizations, nutritional counseling, vision and hearing screening, and illness care.

Parental consent is required for minors who are receiving primary care services. Although parental involvement is encouraged, parental consent is not required for family planning services. These services target medically under-served adolescents (ages 11 – 21) from Manchester with an emphasis on developing teen’s self sufficiency skills particularly when there is no or minimal parent participation.

The Youth Council
112 West Pearl Street
Nashua, N.H. 03060
(603) 889-1090
www.theyouthcouncil.org

The goal of the Youth Council is to build strong families that are free from abuse, neglect, alcohol and other drug addictions through counseling, outreach, and prevention. The Youth Council offers counseling services in three core areas, which include:

1. Children & Families – Prevention of abuse, treatment for physical abuse and sexual assault of children, and a variety of parent classes
2. Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment – including the provision of counseling at schools for children whose families are dealing with addiction, participating on the Mayor’s Task Force on Youth, providing screening and assessment services to greater Nashua youth and to students found in possession or under the influence of drugs, and offering outpatient individual and group drug treatment for adolescents
3. Juvenile Accountability – Child in Need of Services (C.H.I.N.S.) diversion and court diversion programs, a school suspension center for 5th to 9th graders and a shoplifting program

Y.M.C.A. of Greater Manchester
30 Mechanic Street
Manchester, N.H. 03101
(603) 623-3358
www.gmfymca.org

The Y.M.C.A. of Greater Manchester strives to create a place where all are welcome to build a healthy spirit, mind, and body in individuals and families by instilling the values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility though their practices and programs. One of the programs that the Y.M.C.A. of Greater Manchester offers for adolescents is the STAY program, alternative high school, which provides student support such as tutoring, and identifies middle school youth that are at-risk for dropping out. The Teen Center is provided also, which is open during after school hours to assist teens in both job skills and academic support (homework and tutoring). Also, there is a large array of recreational activities offered including most sports for boys and girls, arts, drama (contract with acting loft), music, science and technical enrichment.

Y.M.C.A. of Greater Nashua
17 Prospect Street
Nashua, N.H. 03060
(603) 882-2011
www.nmymca.org

The Y.M.C.A. strives to instill values and provide opportunities for lifelong personal growth and the development of a healthy mind, spirit, and body for all. The programs of the Y.M.C.A. are designed to significantly improve and positively influence conditions that affect the quality of life of the members, their families and their communities. Programs include, but are not limited to, teen sports night, basketball, teen adventure, camps, rock-climbing, canoeing, swimming, music, and provision, of a place to socialize.

YWCA of Manchester- Teen Programs
Engaging Youth in Community Solutions
72 Concord Street
Manchester, NH 03101
(603) 625-5785
email: info@ywcanh.org

YWCA Teen Programs provide teens with information, skill development, and encouragement to enable them to make healthy life choices. Through YWCA facilitated leadership programs, discussion groups, and Girls' Night Out activities, girls in the grades 7-12 are encouraged to try new things, meet newpeople, and discover how other girls and women experience growing up female. Call the Teen Programs to find out more about the nine programs offered to teens at the YWCA of Manchester.

Merrimack County

Capital Region Family Health Center- Teen Care
250 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603)228-7200

Teen Care is a service of the Family Health Center. It is designed to be a caring and welcoming environment for teens and is staffed with professional who have an interest and commitment in assisting youth.

Teen Care hours are every Monday, 3-6 pm with walk ins accepted between 4 and 5 pm. Teen Care is located at the family Health Center on the Concord Hospital campus in the Yeaple Building.

Services available to teens who are already FHC patients include primary care, physicals, immunizations, nutritional assessment and counsleing/education, eating disorder assessment, health education, mental health counseling. Confidential services available to all teens include substance abuse assessment and referral, family planning, and testing and treatment for STD/HIV.

Concord Substance Abuse Coalition
46 South Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 223-2023
(603) 226-4694 (fax)
email adrress: info@concordprevention.org
wesbite http://concordprevention.org/

The Coalition is a community wide endeavor whose mission is to decrease substance abuse and underage use in Concord to produce a healthier community. We do education, training, events, public speaking for various community groups and organizations, as well as for individuals and families.

The Coalition also administers an after school program, The All Star Club, at the Rundlett Middle School. The program runs 5 days a week, from 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. Currently, we can accommodate 30 students per trimester.

Kelley Argie, Corrdinator (kelley@concordprevention.org)
Julie Clermont, Communications Coordinator (julie.clermont@verizon.net)
Sarah Foynes, Program Director, All Star Club (allstarclub@verizon.net)

Girls Inc.
Capitol Region/ Concord (603) 223-0087
State Administrative Offices
864 Elm St, 2nd Floor
Manchester, NH 03101
(603) 625-1296
www.girlsincnewhampshire.org

Girls Inc. is a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Innovative programs help girls confront subtle societal messages about their value and potential, and prepare them to lead successful, independent, and fulfilling lives. Girls Inc develops research-based informal education programs that encourage girls aged 6-18 to take risks and master physical, intellectual and emotional challenges

Granite State Independent Living
21 Chenell Drive
Concord, N.H. 03301
(603) 228 – 9680 or (800) 826 – 3700
(888) 396 – 3459 (T.T.Y.)
(603) 225 – 3304 (fax)

At Granite State Independent Living (GSIL), the mission is to provide the opportunity for all people with a disability to reach their full potential on their terms –to live where they want, to choose who will assist them, to pursue a career, and to travel freely. GSIL offers three major services to youth, which are the following:

• Peer Support Groups: Join a peer group in your age range (14-17 or 18-25) to share life experiences, socialize and recreate while receiving training and education on a wide range of topics dealing with the transition from high school to work or post-secondary education. A focus is placed on developing leadership, self-advocacy and independent living skills.

• Transition Planning Support: Transitioning from school to work or post-secondary education is a milestone in the life of every young person. Through GSIL’s Transition Planning Support program, you and your family can:
o Learn about the transition processes for young people with disabilities
o Gain information and referrals on services available after high school
o Develop Individual Education Plans
o Understand the impact of earnings on your benefits

• The Community Arts Program: If you are no longer attending school but are interested in ongoing social and community interaction with people your age, consider participating in the Community Arts Program. You can expand your opportunities for artistic experiences through a cooperative between GSIL and other statewide community arts programs

NH Teen Institute
PO Box 951
Concord, NH 03302-0951
(603) 226-0111
(603) 225-2740 (fax)
www.nhteeninstitute.org

The Teen Institute is the primary statewide substance abuse prevention program provider for middle and high school students. Since 1983 "T.I." has been impacting the lives of young people by effectively promoting youth leadership as a key strategy in the prevention of youth alcohol, tobacco and other drug use.

The NH Teen Institute was featured recently on this website. Click here to learn more about their leadership opportunities and programs.

PATCH- Pittsfield Middle High School Health Clinic
Oneida St.Pittsfield, NH, 03263
(603) 435-6701

PATCH hours are every Thursday that school is in session. Medical services are provided by the NH/ Dartmouth Family Practice Residency Program physicians and supervised by program faculty.
Students can access services with parental consent. Services include sports/camp physicals, immunizations, acute/ injury assessment, health education, information and referral.

Pittsfield Youth Workshop
2 Depot Street Pittsfield, NH 03262 (603) 435-8272
www.metrocast.net/~pyw/
email: pyw@metrocast.net

The Pittsfield Youth Workshop is a nonprofit youth organization committed to providing programs and services which empower youth by helping them to develop useful skills, self esteem, and meaningful friendships, and by involving them in activities which are interesting, challenging, and healthy avenues to self discovery.

The Pittsfield Youth Workshop was featured recently on this website. Click here to learn more about their leadership opportunities and programs.

Rockingham County

Epping Recreation After School Program
157 Main Street
Epping, NH 03042
603-679-3301
email: rec@townofepping.com
Coordinator: Seth Hickey

The Epping Recreation After-school Program strives to have youth reach their full potential by exploring physical, social and intellectual interests.

Our program serves 35 children, which live in Epping, NH. The staff includes a program coordinator, three counselor positions currently staffed by Epping High School students, and a PlusTime NH AmeriCorps. The culture of our program emphasizes quality relationships and a healthy respect for individuality. We play games, cook, draw, paint, create, talk, have picnics, and do all sorts of other activities together. We provide enough structure to keep everyone safe, but offer an open atmosphere that allows youth to explore their interests in groups or on their own.

Girls on the Run New Hampshire
One Washington Street
Suite 201
Dover, NH, 03820
gotrnh@yahoo.com
www.girlsontherunnh.org

The two words that best describe Girls on the Run are “FUN” and “RUN.” Every aspect of the program is geared towards making girls feel good about who they are. Although the program uses running games as its teaching tool, the activities are non-competitive, and girls are encouraged to walk (or even cartwheel!) when they get tired. The goal is to reduce at-risk behaviors such as teen pregnancy, eating disorders, and substance abuse. The 10-week programs are open to girls aged 8-10 and 11-13. The programs meet twice a week for 90 minutes, at local fields or tracks. Participants explore many issues ranging from nutrition and health to assertiveness and body image. Each lesson is filled with fun and engaging running games. By the end of the program, the girls will have designed and implemented a community service project. Their final goal is to complete a community 5K. Each team is limited to 15 members. GOTR has locations in Durham, Lee, Dover, Portsmouth, Rochester, Stratham and Newmarket.

New Heights
100 Campus Drive, Suite 23
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 422-8235
www.newheightsonline.org

New Heights is the Seacoast’s largest, most comprehensive out-of-school program for young people between the ages of 12 to 18. Our overarching mission is to help teens make a successful transition to adulthood. We do this by providing teens with health-related opportunities and programs that foster respect for themselves, others, and the environment.

New Heights was featured recently on this website. Click Here to learn more about New Heights.

New Outlook Teen Center
120 Front St.
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 778-3933
www.newoutlookteencenter.org

An after-school and summer adventure and enrichment program serving middle and high-school youth in the Greater Exeter area and beyond.

Raymond Coalition for Youth
4 Epping Street
Raymond, NH
email :cclark@rcfy.org
www.rcfy.org

The RCFY strives to get the community involved in providing services and activities that are enjoyable and educational for youth by encouraging active youth participation in an open honest environment.

We will offer leadership and development opportunities for positive youth development. Please join us for our monthly meetings the seconf thursday of each month at 9:00 am in the conference room of Lamprey Health Care on RT 27 in Raymond. Or contact us with your ideas.

The Sad Café
148 Plaistow Rd./Rte. 125
P.O. Box 1051
Plaistow, NH 03865
Telephone: (603) 382-8893
Fax: (978) 777-0455
www.thesadcafe.com

The Sad Cafe is a nonprofit organization offering a safe, clean, substance free, family-friendly establishment for kids and parents. We strive to provide, promote and support positive life choices for all community members, especially youth, through innovative programming.

We offer kids a place to learn, practice and perform music of all kinds in a relaxed atmosphere among their peers. From Punk music, Rock, Hip-hop, Folk, whatever your flavor, music of all styles are encouraged. And whether you're a beginner picking up a guitar for the first time, wanting to find others to join a band, or a seasoned performer, The Sad Cafe offers a place to expand and grow your musical experience

Seacoast Outright
P.O. Box 842
Portsmouth, NH 03802-0842
(603) 431-1013
email: info@seacoastoutright.org
Website: www.seacoastoutright.org

Seacoast Outright is an educational, social service, advocacy organization that offers services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, and questioning youth (21 and under) in the greater New Hampshire, southern Maine, and northern Massachusetts Seacoast region. Seacoast Outright's mission is to help gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and questioning youth develop into healthy, caring, productive citizens.

Stafford County

Dover Adult Learning Center
22 Atkinson Street
Dover, N.H. 03820
(603) 742 – 1030

The Dover Adult Learning Center of Strafford County helps adults in the Strafford County area enhance their life-coping skills and improve their lives through basic education, job training, high school completion, and enrichment classes. They strive to help their students become more effective lifelong learners, family members, workers, and citizens.

Dover Coalition for Youth (DC4Y)
Dana Mitchell, Chairman
46 Locust Street
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 516-3279
d.mitchell@ci.dover.nh.us
k.mortonclark@ci.dover.nh.us

DC4Y Mission: In partnership with youth, and through community-wide involvement, the Dover Coalition for Youth supports and provides programs, services, and initiatives that promote healthy youth and families.

The DC4Y, which is a division of the Community Outreach Bureau of the Dover Police Department, mainly focuses on prevention in the areas of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and the social and health issues that result from such usage. Click here for more.

Dover Youth Safe Haven (Seymour Osman Community Center)
40 Hampshire Circle
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 749-6692

The Dover Youth Safe Haven is a counseling and mentoring organization for youth, especially for high-risk youth. Some of the programs that the Safe Haven hosts are the Cloverbud Program, which teaches teamwork and communication skills through outdoor programs, the Movie Makers Club, which helps youth to develop their cinematic skills, and the H.E.A.L. (Homework, Education and Achievement Lab), an academic monitoring program. The Dover Youth Safe Haven is open from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and it is open on Friday from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Girls Inc.
Seacoast Region/ Rochester (603) 330-9992
State Administrative Offices
864 Elm St, 2nd Floor
Manchester, NH 03101
(603) 625-1296
www.girlsincnewhampshire.org

Girls Inc. is a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Innovative programs help girls confront subtle societal messages about their value and potential, and prepare them to lead successful, independent, and fulfilling lives. Girls Inc develops research-based informal education programs that encourage girls aged 6-18 to take risks and master physical, intellectual and emotional challenges.

Oyster River Youth Association
11 Schoolhouse Lane
Durham, N.H. 03824
(603) 868-5150

The Oyster River Youth Association (O.R.Y.A.) provides inclusive, fair, diverse and developmentally appropriate recreational programs to the youth of Durham, Lee and Madbury. O.R.Y.A. will meet the changing needs of the children and families in our community for sports and recreational activities by acquiring and maintaining facilities, promoting volunteerism and seeking collaborative and strategic partnerships.

Seacoast Big Brother/Big Sister
501B Central Avenue
Dover NH, 03820
603.516.BBBS (2227)

Seacoast Big Brothers Big Sisters serves young people between the ages of 6 years and 17 years in need of older role models. The agency serves young people from many towns through Rockingham and Stafford Counties.

Somersworth Youth Safe Haven
9 Bartlett Ave.
Somersworth, N.H. 03878
(603) 692-3976
http://sysh.somersworthhousing.org/

The Somersworth Youth Safe Haven/ Police MiniStation mentors youth ages 6 - 18 through both academic and recreational programs. Some of the components are an after school homework lab, an activities program, a gym program, a reading program, a safe haven bank program, and community service opportunities.

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