Our Mission
Our mission is to strengthen youth and families through evidence-based programs that prevent substance abuse, promote healthy behaviors, and maximize student success.
Youth First exists to strengthen and transform the lives of young people and their families. Youth First Social Workers provide specialized mentoring and caring support to students in partnering schools, readily available to assess and address students, family and school needs. Youth First prevention programs give kids the readiness, resiliency, and relationship skills needed to face life’s challenges.
Youth First in
Daviess County
To book a speaker, support, donate, volunteer, or advocate for Youth First in Daviess County, contact Janay Sharp, Regional Development Officer.
Find out more about Youth First Social Workers available in Daviess County
Tackling Anxiety in Uncertain Times
Counties, Youth First BlogBy Lori Powell, LCSW – March 31, 2021 – In 1980 I was a five-year-old attending kindergarten in Evansville, Indiana. It was the year of the infamously destructive June 8th storm that brought hurricane force winds to my hometown, and it was the first time I remember having to cope with the world around me […]
Nolan Miller, LSW, Youth First Social Worker at Lynnville Elementary School and Elberfeld Elementary School in Warrick County
Counties, Youth First BlogNiki Walls, LSW, Youth First Social Worker at Bell Intermediate Academy in Morgan County
Counties, Youth First Blog