St Joseph Youth Alliance Inc

Causes: Children & Youth, Crime & Law, Youth Violence Prevention

Mission: The organizations principal activities are to assist agencies and organizations within the community to build coalitions and engage in collaboration to positively impact issues relating to children and youth.

Programs: Drug free communities the drug free communities grant helps prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs among the youth of our community. These funds are used to promote asset development in our youth to help them make safe, healthy lifestyle choices, to partner with local law enforcement in performing compliance checks in local retail liquor sales and providing server training when needed, and to educate community members about what they can do to help.

educare this program provides free resources, technical assistance and training opportunities to child care providers who accept state subsidy. Educare works to improve the early learning experiences for low-income children from birth to six years of age.

home visitation this program is a home visitation program that provides families with resources and services to assess child development, reduce stress, and increase positive family interactions. It is for families below 185 of poverty with at least one child under the age of 3. The program aims to build parenting skills and help parents set and achieve family goals. Families are also given parenting tips and linked to inexpensive family-friendly activities.