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Prevention First was incorporated in 1967 as the Central Jersey council on alcoholism. Over the years, the focus changed to the prevention of alcohol abuse and expanded to include other drugs and other forms of abuse (dating/relationship abuse, gang violence and bullying). To best reflect what the agency does and emphasize its importance, the name was ultimately changed to Prevention First. In 2013, we became an affiliate of preferred behavioral health group. Prevention First’s services are targeted to those in grades K–12 and provided during and after school by a staff of professional educators who are dedicated to the success of their students. Programs are proven, age-specific and include the tools, skills and support necessary for students to develop and maintain healthy, abuse-free relationships and lives. In addition, Prevention First educates parents, caregivers, businesses, law enforcement and community groups, provides on-site and online training for school personnel, conferences and workshops for prevention professionals and programs implemented through community outreach and the prevention coalition of Monmouth county.

My Sistah Taught Me That is a program designed for the development, encouragement, inspiration and education of young girls with special focus on girls growing up in single parent homes without their father.

V-ELMS' mission is to assess, evaluate and mentor underserved 8 to 18 year olds to achieve 'life-long goals' in their personal, educational and future career lives.

We conserve the environment through outreach, restoration, and education. Fishin’ Buddies! believes in the emotional and psychological restorative powers of the outdoors. We believe it is important to expose this philosophy to children who’s ideal of the “great outdoors” as being the grass-less, glass strewn, debris filled, concrete and steel playgrounds of urban America.

The mission of Joyful Mind Project, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is to increase the well-being of youth, families, and school communities through the practice of secular mindfulness. With a whole-child perspective, Joyful Mind Project offers mindfulness education to schools and families in Sonoma County and the surrounding area. Program content includes the mindful schools curriculum and traditional contemplative practices adapted for broader secular use. Attunement to seasonal rhythms is also utilized to help foster consistent practice beginning in early childhood and as prevention of health-risk behavior in adolescence.

The Growing Leaders Initiative is a 501c3 organization that exists to provide habitudes (character-based, student-leadership development) to schools that cannot afford to purchase programs for their students. In both urban and rural environments, students are confined emotionally, behaviorally, and spiritually. In some places, students never leave a 9-block radius or a 9-mile radius from their home. They don’t leave the familiar because they’re never given the opportunity. We want to change that. We want to broaden their vision, and help them take bigger risks, think bigger thoughts, and pursue bigger goals. We want to enable them to become the best version of themselves.

Inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

Our mission is to prepare at‐risk and court involved youth for productive lives in their communities by improving academic skills, teaching appropriate life and social skills, and fostering involvement in positive activities.

Communities in Schools is the nation's leading dropout prevention organization. Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Empowering and supporting local orphans with life enrichment programs.

The P.A.R.T.I. (Positive Alternative Recreation Teambuilding Impact) program believes that our children are our community’s greatest assets. Every day we work to change the lives of youth who suffer from bullying, depression, violent lifestyles, unhealthy relationships and unstable families. We provide support activities for many low-income and underrepresented youth who otherwise never receive an opportunity to be heard or get placed in leadership roles in their school. PARTI program believes leadership and service should be the common expectation and experience of all young people.

The Young Adult Role Model Academy Inc. is a national organization that has been created to equip young adults with all the tools and skills necessary to become successful leaders in all areas of life. It is a program that meets once a week, where young adults will learn how to become physically, mentally, and emotionally fit. Upon completion graduates of the program will not only receive numerous awards but most importantly these young adults will receive the instillment of values, skills and habits of a successful and honorable human being.