Champlain Valley Family Center

Prevention

School-Based Prevention

CVFC is licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse to provide school and community-based substance abuse prevention services to Clinton County. A wide range of school-based counseling and education services are available for grades K-12, including several science-based models such as Project Alert and Project Toward No Drug Use.

 

Community-Based Prevention

CVFC offers professional trainings for community groups.  Additional community-based programs are available to help families decrease the use of substances among adolescents. Furthermore, CVFC also offers summer programming sponsored by the Office of Child and Family Services for youth who meet specific criteria.

 

Intensive Family Support Program

The Intensive Family Support Program provides case-management, intervention, and assistance for youth at risk for out of home placement and their families.  Referrals are made through the Clinton County PINS Diversion Committee.

 

A Step Ahead 

A Step Ahead provides after-school programming for the Plattsburgh City School District as a part of the 21st Century Learning Center.  Programming includes life skills training, prevention, service learning and mentoring.

 

Reality Check

CVFC is also the home of Realty Check of Clinton and Essex Counties.  Reality Check is a youth-led anti-tobacco industry movement made up of 13 to 18 year olds throughout New York State.  Realty Check aims to expose the tricks, lies, and manipulations that the tobacco industry uses to reach their next customers -- teens.  If Realty Check can save one youth from falling prey to the lies about tobacco … then, it has been successful.

 

Learn and Serve America/Mentoring

Through CVFC's Learn and Serve Program, students learn important lessons will helping their community.  Connected to Learn and Serve, the mentoring program matches students with adult volunteers who meet one-on-one and offer a positive direction for youth.