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Town Hall Meeting April 2008 |
General Information / Upcoming Events / Meetings / Agendas:
December 10, 2008 (Wednesday) at 8:30 a.m.
Monthly Meeting
Grandma V's in Mundelein
Fall 2008
2nd Annual Youth Empowerment Summit……November 6th
This year’s theme, ”Be the Change!” How to Deal with Stress, will focus on stress management.
For more information, please call Diane Tarello at 847 201 7083.
Summary of Town Hall Meetings on the Prevention of Underage Drinking
WHO WE ARE
The Lake County After School Coalition was founded in October, 2003 and consists of a coalition of community leaders dedicated to increasing access to quality after school and youth development programs in Lake County based on each community’s needs and resources. There is now a Board of Directors and an Advisory Board which includes elected officials, chiefs of police, park district directors, community organizations, social service providers, library directors, faith-based organizations, educators, and others.
Strong after-school programs benefit children from all socioeconomic levels. They prevent crime, drug use and other risky behavior by providing academic enrichment and extracurricular activities. Quality after-school programs can cut a high school student’s risk of becoming involved in gangs and juvenile crime by as much as 75%. Being supervised after school cuts in half the risk that middle school kids will smoke, drink, abuse drugs or engage in risky sexual behaviors. 41% of Illinois 8th graders are home alone more than 10 hours per week.
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