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Dear YouthZone, I am writing to thank you for your services. My son was arrested two months before his 18th birthday for breaking curfew with a pot pipe in his possession. I have never been involved in the court system, so I cannot...

In light of recent events, YouthZone would like to share the following information from the Kempe Center. If you or your child are experiencing trauma and would like to visit with a YouthZone counselor, feel free to contact us for...

A Thank You to the Glenwood Elks Club for hosting a holiday bazaar with proceeds going to YouthZone. Elks members Annette Franta and Pam Ruzicka present a check to YouthZone staff member Kerri Cheney. The Elks gave $1,100.

by Molly Wilde.  Be the one who is thankful. The one who is thankful sees each day for its opportunities. He is not naïve or obtuse to the obstacles in his path, but can assess them honestly, with gratitude for...

We are in the business of empowering youth and families to grow beyond their own expectations. This is YouthZone’s newly adopted vision statement. Staff and board joined together last week for two days of strategic planning and one of the...

What is success?  Is success when everything goes smoothly?  Is it when a youth never makes a poor choice?  Or is success creating a safe and welcoming place for youth so they can learn from mistakes and find help?  Helping...

Statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2010 notes the following: 1) 1.7 million Americans over age 12 struggle with marijuana abuse or dependence, 2) 9% of people who try marijuana develop abuse or dependence, and 3) 17%...

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Working with youth demands a different way of doing business. We owe it to our young people to be mirrors of their capacities, talents, possibilities, passions and hopes, however dashed and distorted through circumstance, choice or trauma. All youth are...