Watertown, MA ~ Keep Alcohol our of Kids' Hands Watertown Youth Coalition
 
Thank you for your interest in the Watertown Youth Coalition!
 
The Watertown Youth Coalition is a community coalition committed to fostering healthy and positive lifestyles among the youth of Watertown, MA. We are an organization made up of youth, parents, educators, police officers, medical and mental health professionals, and local business owners/managers.
 
Our mission: To enhance the abilities of children, parents and the community to increase healthy decision-making and decrease unhealthy risky behaviors. We promote programs that support, challenge, and expect the highest from our youth.
 
Our work touches the lives of many Watertown residents. Please check out "What We Do" to learn more!
 
The latest from the WYC

The Watertown Youth Coalition is pleased to release the results from the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) in its "Report on the Well-Being of Watertown Youth: Results of the 2009 Watertown Youth Risk Behavior Survey & Youth Needs Assessment". To view the report, please click here. For a 2-page summary with statistics and strategies, please click here.

Parents of middle and high school students ... your input is needed! We are inviting you to share your thoughts & experiences about Watertown Public Schools through a survey until June 17, 2011. (To take the survey online, contact Stephanie Sunderland-Ramsey at 617-926-3600 x311) For English: click here for a pdf.
For Spanish: click here for a pdf.
For Portuguese: click here for a pdf.

We are busy planning our fall meeting schedule and will announce our meeting dates soon! Meetings are held at Watertown High School in the Alumni Room, 2nd floor. Interested youth and adults are welcome to attend. Please contact Kristin French, Community Organizer at 617-926-3600 x307 for additional information.

The WYC Steering Committee praises Watertown for its efforts to address and prevent bullying. Read the full Perspective by clicking here.

 
 
 
For more information about the some of the organizations affiliated with the Watertown Youth Coalition, please visit the websites below.
 
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
Watertown Public Schools
Watertown Police Department
Watertown Health Department
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Watertown Boys & Girls Club
Parents Helping Parents