Got Drugs?? 
Prescription drugs continue to be a growing concern for many.  The Raymond Coalition for Youth and the Raymond Police Department are partnering with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to participate in the national Take Back event.

Our local event will be at the Raymond Hannaford Supermarket, 10 am - 2 PM on September 25th.

We hope that you will use this opportunity to dispose of your unwanted, unneeded and expired medications.  Please contact our office if you have any questions.  Thank you

RCFY Launches Sticker Shock Video in conjunction with other area coalitions to raise awareness to underage drinking and the law. A special Thank You to all who were a part of it. You can check it out here and see how many faces you recognize:

Raymond Coalition for Youth  http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Raymond-Coalition-for-Youth/252719846165?ref=ts





RCFY gave a presentation to the Board of Selectman on July 19th.  Both RCFY and the Raymond Police Department were recognized for their continued efforts to reduce underage drinking.  Please view the presentation listed above to see where we have been and where we are going coming up!


The Raymond Police Department (RPD) and the Raymond Coalition for Youth (RCFY) have teamed up to bring the KEYS Program to Raymond.

The KEYS Program, adopted from a very successful program that is run in Dover NH, allows for parents who will be out of town to contact the police department to let them know they will be away and teens will be home alone. A key can be left with a trusted neighbor or relative and if the police believe an underage drinking party is taking place they can retrieve the key to enter the premises.  Learn more by clicking on the Parent Center tab.


The RCFY Board of Directors. Currently there are two seats open on our board and we are looking for an individual, or two, who care about the youth in our town and want to be a part of a great team that is doing great work. Please contact our office or if you have any questions you can contact one of our existing members, listed in the right hand column. Our meetings are the first Thursday of every month, 8:30 - 10 am at the Raymond Police Department. Meeting are open for anyone to come and learn more


Congratulations to Dr. Jean Richards a member of the RCFY Board of Directors for her recent Leader for Change award from Allies in Substance Abuse Prevention.  Also pictured is Ann Duckless of NAMI NH who also won an award for being a great leader.  From Left - Right, Mike Chouinard, Celeste Clark, David Salois, Ann Duckless, Stephen Sloan, Dr. Jean Richards, L.Mike Kappler and Pam Turcotte.  Also on the RCFY BOD but not pictured is Mary Taber.


Town Hall meeting a complete success!  Please read Union Leader news article to learn more about the great discussion that took place in regard to the issue of underage drinking and helping our youth.  View it here!
http://173.9.44.26/rctv/launcher.php?file=%2Frctv%2FPublic%20Access%20Programming%2FRCFY_Town_Meeting_4-13-10.wmv&Catalog=f2

Life of an Athlete Presentation to School Board May 26 - Overview of the program and policy for the coming school year - http://173.9.44.26/rctv/launcher.php?file=%2Frctv%2FEducational%20Programming%2FSchool_Board_5-26-2010.wmv&Catalog=845bdea529

Middle School YRBS Power Point Presentation:  Here is a copy of the recently released results of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey given to students at the Iber Holme Gove school in May of 2009.  Including the resources being used to address these issues that are facing our youth in Raymond provided by funding from the Raymond Coalition for Youth


Bowlers celebrate a day of fun and fundraising!
The Raymond Coalition for Youth would like to thank everyone who participated in and supported the 2009 Bowl A Thon held on November 7th at Strikers East in Raymond. This was the first official fundraising event for the coalition to raise funds to support the coalition and the RCFY After School program that serves middle school students in 5th – 8th grade as well.
We had eight teams that worked to collect pledges along with our corporate donors Hannaford and Wal-Mart. The colorful team T-Shirts were provided by Sweatshirts Ect., and team sponsors included McDonalds, New Life Church and Donna Hausmann.
It took some cajoling to get some of our participants to realize how much fun bowling could be but very quickly everyone was having a great time!
We raised just about $3,000 and would like to thank everyone involved in the success of the day.




RCFY Launches Controlled Party Dispersal training DVD's for Law Enforcement and the Community on October 21, 2009.  Over 40 RCFY members and community members attended this important event.

Thank you to RCFY partners the Raymond Police Department, NH Liquor Enforcement, Allies in Substance Abuse Prevention and RCFY Youth Action members for making this
a success.