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Phoenix House Hosts Community Fair for Harlem Teens
NEW YORK, NY, May 17, 2004 – On May 22, 2004 Phoenix House, the nation’s
leading non-profit drug treatment and education organization, will co-host a
Community Youth Fair at Harlem Art Park. The fair, for local kids aged 12 to
17, will combine a fun day out – carnival games, DJs, and cotton candy
– with a strong drug prevention message.
Phoenix Houses’ Changing Youth Thinking (CYT) program has been helping
kids stay off drugs since May, 2002. An outpatient prevention and education program
based in Harlem, CYT targets adolescents ages 12 to 17 who may be at risk for
marijuana, alcohol and other substance abuse. The program is designed to meet
the specific needs of today’s urban youth and their families in New York
City.
CYT offers individual and group counseling sessions for kids, as well as parent
education sessions and home visits to help families support their children’s
growth. Families can also access case management and referral services through
the Harlem Community Center’s Youth Future’s Network.
"At CYT we don’t just help kids stay clean, we try to give them
the tools they need to deal with every day problems," said Victor Delgado,
director of Community Court Programs, Phoenix Houses of New York. "It’s
not easy being a teenager, especially in a big city, but we can help."
"Through the CYT program at Phoenix House, young people and their families
are encouraged to address community and family pressures that may be a factor
in substance abuse," said Jack Klimp, regional director of Phoenix Houses
of New York. "The goal of treatment is not only to prevent or stop substance
abuse, but to strengthen families and the community as a whole."
Phoenix House is the nation’s leading provider of substance abuse treatment
and prevention services operating more than 100 programs in nine states. Since
1967, Phoenix House has treated more than 100,000 substance abusers – currently
caring for a population of more than 6,000 at residential centers for adults,
residential Phoenix Academies combining long-term treatment and schooling for
adolescents, outpatient, after school, and day programs.
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Media Contact:
Christopher Policano
(646) 505-2091
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