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
Together We Can Make a Difference
Counties, Youth First BlogBy Holly Branam, LCSW – May 26, 2020 – We are living in a unique time in history. Schools have been closed, events are cancelled and businesses are just now beginning to reopen their doors. We have experienced the loss of so many familiar things. Routines have changed and aspects of our lives are delayed […]
The Importance of Family Rituals
Counties, Youth First BlogBy Deena Bodine, LCSW – March 10, 2020 – We live in a society that glamorizes busyness. Our calendars are full, but we may be left feeling less than fulfilled at the end of the day. We spend our days busy with work and parenting responsibilities, squeezing in time for maintaining a household requiring chores […]
Using Social Media Responsibly
Counties, Youth First BlogBy Vicki Kirkman, LCSW, LCAC – Feb. 25, 2020 Everywhere you look you see people with their heads down staring at a bright screen, often consumed with the endless communication, information and entertainment that an electronic device provides. Cell phones, tablets, smart watches and computers are everywhere! Kids and teenagers growing up in this digital […]