Programs for Youth Affected by Substance Abuse
Youth Eastside Services (YES), The Moyer Foundation, and the Robert Vasen Foundation have partnered to provide a comprehensive set of service for youth affected by drug or alcohol abuse in the home.
The Moyer Foundation and Youth Eastside Service collaborated to create Camp Mariposa, a multi-day camp that provides counseling and emotional support, and teaches youth a variety of problem solving and self-care strategies.
The Robert Vasen Foundation joined this partnership initially to sponsor a year of aftercare for Mariposa campers that included counseling and support services. That pilot program has now been expanded to an enhanced seven week intervention and counseling series for youth, as well as a simultaneous series of support groups for non-using caregivers. Seven different series for youth and caregivers will be run each year. Before this partnership, there were no such services for this population of youth. And these services now open to all affected youth in the region. These initiatives are entirely funded by the Robert Vasen Foundation.
