PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Healthy Youth Coalition is looking for volunteers to help prevent substance abuse among youth, the Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services announced.
The Port Angeles-based coalition works with the community and youth to change perceptions and lower the risk factors that contribute to substance abuse.
The coalition is focused on the impacts of alcohol, marijuana and prescription drug abuse.
Its members meet once a month on Monday afternoons, 10 times a year.
The coalition is currently forming an informal group to work on a national project called Photo Voice, where young people use the artistic expression of photos and word to show how they experience their community in terms of leadership, safety and risk.
“By being a member of the Port Angeles Healthy Youth Coalition, you are getting involved in your community and supporting a local effort to reduce problems and strengthen cooperation,” said Dale Holiday, grant coordinator and prevention specialist with the county department of Health and Human Services and a candidate for county commissioner.
“You are contributing your time, your skills, your point of view, and more. You aren’t just saying you care; you’re showing you care.”
The coalition is seeking parents, youth, health care professionals, business owners, teachers, county employees, non-profit workers, volunteers, pastors, law enforcement and others.
Anyone interested can phone Clallam County Health and Human Services at 360-417-2436 or e-mail dholiday@co.clallam.wa.us.