Center for Youth and Community Development - CFY Youth Coalition
233 West High Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325
Eligibility
Hours
Languages
Spanish
Application process
Interested youth should talk to their school office about joining the school’s club/meeting.
Fees
Services free of charge
Service area
Adams, PA
Description
Focuses on connecting students to make a difference in their community by building leadership skills and through service-learning opportunities.
Providing organization
Center for Youth and Community Development
Serves as the home of Collaborating for Youth (CFY), the CFY Youth Coalition, la Comunidad, and the Coalition for Overdose Awareness & Recovery (COAR). Facilitates Youth Coalition meetings in each of the county high schools and a county-wide meeting each month. Runs after-school programs in Bermudian Springs Elementary, Dover Elementary/North Salem, Franklin Township Elementary, James Gettys Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, St. Francis Xavier School, Alloway Creek Elementary, Fairfield Elementary, Conewago Valley Intermediate School, Upper Adams Intermediate School, Biglerville Elementary, Conewago Township Elementary, and New Oxford Elementary. Offers a Strengthening Families Program in English and Spanish. Provides prevention education, substance-free events, naloxone, Medicine Take Backs, lock boxes, and referrals to treatment and other assistance.