Kingston Cares
Kingston, NY 12402
(845) 331-1110
Staff: 1 full-time/3 part-time
Program Supervisor: Megan Weiss
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS: Kingston Cares is a collaboration involving all segments of the community, committed to preventing and reducing substance use among youth in the City of Kingston and Kingston City School District. The collaborative works to decrease risk factors associated with substance use and increase protective factors, creating an environment that supports healthy decision making among youth in Kingston. Program staff work with the Kingston Parks and Recreation Department to supervise summer and after school programming at the Everette Hodge Community Center in Midtown Kingston. The Program Director also established a youth led initiative in the Kingston High School, known as the Student Success Center, to assist students to develop career plans, apply for college or seek post graduation vocational training.
The project is committed to providing a forum for all segments of the community to work together to make Kingston a healthier community which promotes and acknowledges positive behaviors. The program also collects data and maintains statistics to analyze the success of program initiatives and identify significant new community trends.