The DRAGON Youth Project is a prevention program named by some of the youth it has served. DRAGON stands for DRug and Alcohol prevention through Group and hOlistic interactioN. The DRAGON Youth Project is funded by Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Divison and the Law Enforcement Assistance Fund.
Mission: To work with at-risk youth in order to strengthen areas of self-esteem, personal control, decision-making, interpersonal communication, cultural awareness, etc. To work with the entire community to provide education that will assist in our youth making healthier choices, and to reduce and prevent drug and alcohol abuse and misuse. Reconnecting Youth Reconnecting Youth, A Peer Group Approach to Building Life Skills, as a resource and tool to provide effective prevention activities. The program contains all components of a life skills curriculum, including sections devoted to alcohol and drug-free living. It is a peer group approach to building skills for high-risk students. The program is designed to reduce risk factors and enhance protective factors that are linked with adolescent problem behaviors in general, and adolescent drug involvement specifically. We currently offer Reconnecting Youth classes at the Robert E. DeNier Youth Services Center. Girls Circle Girls Circle Association has a research based curriculum that encourages the development of strength, self-esteem, honesty, enhanced judgment skills, confidence and communication skills for girls, not to mention maintaining an authentic connection with peers and other women of the community. A Girls Circle models structured support groups for girls from 9-18 years. It’s been proven to improve girls’ perceived body image, perceived social support and self-efficacy. For more information on this program, please visit their website at www.girlscircle.org . FLC Social Norms Campaign Community Education
For information, contact Kendra Gallegos Reichle at (970) 247-5702, ext. 225.