Youth Groups Interested in Health

Our goal at Union River Healthy Communities is to encourage youth to become active leaders for building a healthy future. We have the ability to create healthy environments for our children and youth by working with them as partners. We aim to do this by becoming healthy role models and allies, listening to and supporting youth ideas, and by and giving young people the opportunity to use their skills and ideas to serve the health of their communities.

By providing health content materials and information about youth advocacy trainings, Union River Healthy Communities currently supports the following efforts promoting positive child and youth health:

• My Choice -- Sumner High School Chemical Free Group, working to educate the school and community on the benefits of being chemical free, and to promote the "chem.-free" lifestyle by setting positive examples. Every year My Choice prepares and teaches a lesson about the dangers of tobacco use and substance abuse to Union 96 5th grade classes. For further information please contact Linda Penkalski or Jan Dodge. Phone: (207) 422-3451, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Ellsworth High School, Student Health Awareness Group, working to raise awareness about how to make healthy choices in our school and community. For further information please contact Kelley McKenney, School Health Coordinator, Ellsworth High School. Phone: 207-667-4722, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
  
• Ellsworth High School, Civil Rights Team, working to stand up for and promote Civil Rights in Ellsworth High School and the greater community. For further information please contact Faculty Advisor Barbara Conroy (EHS English Teacher). Phone: 667-4722 x1322, Email: Barbara Conroy
• Ellsworth High School Key Club (National Student Community Service Club), working to build their home, school, and community. Phone: 667-4722 x1219, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Sumner High School Civil Rights Team, working on projects that support Civil Rights within and out of their school community. For further information please contact Bob Slayton, Service Learning Coordinator. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Phone: 207-422-3510.

For more information about youth programming, or if you would like to start a new youth advocacy group please contact Michelle O'Meara at 207-667-5352.