Resources
LOCAL AFTER-SCHOOL RESOURCES: There are a wide variety of free or inexpensive
programs for youth in Cambridge.
The best online resource for local programs is: www.cambridgesomervillresourceguide.org.
Parks and playgrounds are maintained
throughout Cambridge including tot lots, basketball courts, tennis
courts and athletic fields. For more information call: The Recreation
Division 617-349-4301. The
Cambridge Youth Program serves pre-teens and teens
at five youth centers and serves youth ages 9 - 19. Centers use
two distinctive program models: the Leadership Program that focuses
on pre-teen (9-13) members, and the Teen Evening program that works
with older youth (14-19). Programs include employment assistance,
homework help, literacy program, life skills workshops, guest speakers,
community service projects, drug and alcohol prevention programs,
recreational activities, sport leagues, trips and special events.
For more information call:
Cambridge Youth Program: 617-349-6200
Willis D. Moore Youth Center: 617-349-6273
Gately Youth Center: 617-349-6277
Area IV Youth Center: 617-349-6262
Frisoli Youth Center: 617-349- 6312
West Cambridge Youth Center: 617-349-6314
The Cambridge Community School program serves residents of all ages. These services and activities enhance health, learning, creative expression and the sense of community. Throughout the year, Cambridge Community Schools provide out of school time programming for children at every public elementary school in Cambridge. For more information call: 617-349-6225.
The Middle School Partnership offers middle school students a safe place to meet, learn and express themselves. Students play an active role in designing program activities. The program is free and runs from 2:00pm to 6:00pm.
For more information call: Adam Corbeil 617-349-3004.
Other Local Resources:
Childcare and Family Support Services: 617-349-6254
The Agenda for Children- Out of School Time Program: 617-349-4099
Boys and Girls Clubs of Middlesex County: 617-628-4665
Cambridge Community Center, Inc.: 617-547-6811
Cambridge Family YMCA: 617-661-9622
Cambridge Community Art Center 617-868-7100
East End House: 617-876-4444
Jamnastics, Inc.: 617-354-5780
Tutoring Plus: 617-547-7670 x1
Cambridge Prevention Coalition: 617-349-6283 or www.cambridgema.gov/dhsp2/cpc.cfm
Benefits of after-school programs:
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/about.html
http://www.mentoring.org/program_staff/index.php?cid=61
http://www.mdrc.org/project_30_66.html
http://www.nwrel.org/request/jan99/article8.html
http://rose.claremontmckenna.edu/publications/pdf/after_school.pdf
http://www.mentoring.org/program_staff/afterschool/adding_mentoring_to_an_afterschool_program.php
http://www.statewideafterschoolnetworks.net/dat/promisingprograms.pdf
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/afterschool/index_sub4.html
http://www.afterschoolallstars.org
To access the Cambridge Teen and Middle Grades Health Survey, click
here:
Cambridge
Teen And Middle Grades Health Surveys
MASSACHUSETTS DRUG and ALCOHOL RESOURCES
Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information
and Referral Helpline
800-327-5050 (toll free; multi-lingual)
TTY: 617-536-5872 • www.helpline-online.com
Information, treatment referrals, 24 hours a day
Massachusetts and Rhode Island Poison Control
and Prevention
800-222-1222 (toll free) • TTY: 888-244-5313
www.maripoisoncenter.com
Al-Anon
888-4AL-ANON (toll free) • www.al-anon.org
Groups to help friends and families of alcoholics.
Alateen is for young Al-Anon members. No fees, anonymous.
Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children’s Hospital, Boston
617-355-5433 • www.ceasar-boston.org
Information, diagnosis, assessment, referral
Regional Center for Healthy Communities
617-441-0700 www.healthier-communities.org
Massachusetts Department of Public Health,
Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
www.state.ma.us/dph/bsas/bsas.htm
For publications: http://www.mass.gov/dph/bsas/publications/familyguide/guideindex.htm
http://www.mass.gov/dph/bsas/publications/familyguide/infosheets/2_conversation.htm
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
617-624-5111 * TTY: 617-536-5186 *
www.state.ma.us/dph NATIONAL RESOURCES
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
202-296-5469 * www.tobaccofreekids.org
Family Matters
University of North Carolina School of Public Health
www.sph.unc.edu/familymatters
Publications, step-by-step on-line guide
Growing Up Drug-Free:
U.S. Department of Education
877-433-7827
Keeping Youth Drug-Free:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention. Available by calling 1-800-729-6686 or by visiting
www.samhsa.gov.
Join Together
www.jointogether.org
Information, publications, advocacy
Make a Difference- Talk to Your Child About
Alcohol:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Available from the
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at www.niaaa.nih.gov
or by calling 1-800-487-4889.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and
Drug Information
800-729-6686 (toll free; English and Spanish) * www.health.org
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence
800-NCA-CALL (toll free) * www.ncadd.org
* Information, referrals
National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.nida.nih.gov
Office of National Drug Control Policy-
National Use Anti-drug Media Campaign
1-800-788-2800
1-877-SINDROGAS (Spanish)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
http://family.samhsa.gov/talk/
http://family.samhsa.gov/media/familyguide/Underagebrochure_10_27_released_2.pdf
www.samhsa.gov/centers/csat/com
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/
Effective school and community prevention programs and strategies: http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov
800-662-HELP (toll free)
800-662-9832 (toll free; Spanish)
TDD: 800-487-4889
Stop Alcohol Abuse
http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/parents.aspx
HOW TO TALK WITH YOUR CHILDREN:
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