Next Upcoming Event
Mental Health First Aid – Youth
| Date | June 12, 2025 |
| Time | 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Location | Williamsburg Health Foundation |
| Date | June 12, 2025 |
| Time | 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Location | Williamsburg Health Foundation |
This committee empowers young people to actively participate in planning, leading, and promoting substance use prevention initiatives within their community.
Effective community coalition work requires the involvement of youth at all levels, from leadership to strategy implementation. Young people have powerful voices and bring critical insight and sustainability to prevention.
Rev. Jan Brown: Founder/Executive Director, SpiritWorks Foundation
Justene Kmetz: CPRS Coordinator, SpiritWorks Foundation
Engaging youth to be a part of the solution - collaboration with community leaders, creating education/outreach materials for their peers, participating in community events.
Engaging youth to be a part of the solution - collaboration with community leaders, creating education/outreach materials for their peers, participating in community events.
The Youth Subcommittee is overseen by the Youth Engagement Committee. The subcommittee is comprised of youth ages 14-17 for the purpose of advising the coalition of youth perspectives and needs, to help the Coalition make impactful decisions.
The shared challenge is to engage young people in ways that honor and respect their unique gifts and perspectives, while still operating strategically and effectively.
