MANY

 Mission:
Youth, Providers, Parents, Community, Businesses and Schools... Working together to support healthy opportunities, safe and sober lifestyles, and effective prevention efforts for youth.

What is MANY?

Monadnock Action Network with Youth (MANY) was established in 1999 by community members and youth-serving agencies to increase coordination of youth and prevention programs. MANY also supports the development of safe and substance-free activities for youth in the Monadnock Region.

Who is MANY?

Community members, school staff, parents, law enforcement, business people, youth-serving agencies and people in prevention organizations who collaborate on MANY projects such as Washington Street Cafe, and the itsforparents.org and itsaboutus.org websites for parents and teens in the Monadnock Region.

What is MANY doing?

We are working together to make sure that the Monadnock Region community and school efforts for youth are more effective, efficient, coordinated and strategic by increasing awareness of and access to youth and prevention programs in the towns and communities of the Monadnock Region and increasing effectiveness of youth prevention programs through training, networking and community-wide strategic planning.

MANY Initiatives

Quarterly networking meetings for people interested in youth and prevention issues. Join the MANY Prevention Coordinator and other services agencies in the Monadnock Region. Share your info and learn about new programs, grants and opportunities related to youth and prevention. Call 357-9879 to find out when the next quarterly meeting is scheduled.
 
Quarterly Update newsletter for local, regional and naitonal information on prevention programs, opportunities, and resources. Send information you want to have published in the newsletter to many@ci.keene.nh.us. Check out Newsletter Archive!
 
Parent website www.MonadnockParents.org (formerly ItsForParents.org): A website for parents of teens and tweens in the Monadnock Region with teen facts, Resources, Articles, Parent Stories and listings of local activities and events.
 
Teen website www.MonadnockTeens.org (formerly ItsAboutUs.org): A website for youth dedicated to promoting healthy opportunities and information. The site features an event calendar, Teen Voices Blog, local links, and the Dear Dana Advice Column. Check it out, and let us know if you have information to post.

In collaboration with the Monadnock Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coalition (MADAC), MANY helps to support a local youth network for teens committed to underage substance abuse prevention. E.P.Y.C. (Empowered Prevention Youth Corps) is funded through a Drug Free Communities Grant that MADAC received. EPYC meets at Keene High School. 
 
YOU are one of MANY if....
...You care about youth and recognize youth as valuable community members
...You recognize the important role we all play in prevention
...You are a youth, parent, teacher, business person, or community agency
...You are willing to take the time to work with others to ensure that youth have healthy, accessible and affordable opportunities!
YOU can have a great impact on preventing harmful behavior amoung youth.

MANY Steering Team Agencies: Monadnock United Way, Cheshire County UNH Cooperative Extension, Cheshire Medical Center Community Health Office, SAU#29, Youth Intitiatives Office for Monadnock Family Services, City of Keene Youth Services Department.

MANY is funded by Monadnock Charitable Foundation; Cheshire County, NH Department of Health and Human Services and the City of Keene.

For more information, please contact the MANY Prevention Coordinator at 357-9879