Teens
Teens in Action
Do you like...
...public speaking?
...writing?
...interviewing community leaders?
...crunching numbers?
...getting the facts, making an argument & getting adults to listen?
...presenting to City Council?
Then get involved, use your skills & gain new ones. This project needs people with all types of skills to be successful.
Bring a friend. Build your resume. Earn community service hours. Join MCYAF's Youth Movement! Contact Jaime (847) 858-8907 or socialnorms@mcyaf.com
“I got involved with MCYAF because I want to set an example for other students and close the gap of miscommunication between students and their parents about drinking .”
Sticker Shock Renamed "Poster Plaster", Planned for April 2013
Teams of teens with adult chaperones from Des Plaines, Park Ridge and Niles will blanket retail businesses in Maine Township in April to distribute posters that say "Thanks for not providing alcohol to teens." The posters recognize and encourage adults that do not provide alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. This event is planned in conjunction with Alcohol Awareness Month in April and also as prom and graduation season approaches.
Contact Jaime at socialnorms@mcyaf.com to participate.
Have you heard about TxtaTip?
WithTxtaTip, you can report a friend in trouble, a party, crime or suspicious activity to the police by texting an anonymous message to them. Here's how it works:
Step 1
Send text to: 274637 or C-R-I-M-E-S
Step 2
Start your text message with the Keyword ICARE.
Then type your message and send it.
Step 3
In a few seconds, you'll receive a confirmation message
on your cell phone with an anonymous alias ID.
That's it!
You just helped a friend in danger or stopped a crime.
NOTE: If it's a true emergency, call 9-1-1.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Email us at info@mcyaf.com if you and your friends would like to get involved with (or have cool ideas about) other activities for kids your age.
We are the Maine Community YOUTH Assistance Foundation.
YOUTH is our middle name.
Everything we do is about you.
We'd like to do a better job of doing it with you.
Our vision is… a community that values youth, a community that provides youth with interesting activities, positive relationships, and healthy risk-taking opportunities… a community that supports its young people. We need your ideas, opinions, and voice.
If this is the kind of community you want…send us your thoughts or ideas. Call 847-858-7090 or email info@mcyaf.com.