Over 150 community leaders and youth came together at the James Michener Library in Doylestown, PA, to learn the results of the recent 2010 youth survey (UBHCHY Student Support Card) conducted with almost 3,000 teenagers in Upper Bucks County.
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justCommunity, Inc. names Karen S. Richter as the new Community Mobilizer for the Palisades Community
Lee Rush, justCommunity Executive Director, announced the appointment of Karen Richter as the new Community Mobilizer for the Palisades community, (defined by the geographic boundaries of the school district).
justCommunity, Inc. receives grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to hire Community Mobilizer
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) awarded a grant through June 2012 to justCommunity, Inc. to support implementing the Communities That Care (CTC) community mobilization process in the Palisades community (as defined by the geographic boundaries of the Palisades School District in Bucks County, PA).
Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition Receives Five-Year Grant
The Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition (UBHCHY) has received a five-year grant through 2014 for a total of $625,000 to continue its work towards increasing the level of developmental assets in youth and reducing all forms of substance abuse.
justCommunity, Inc. awarded $5,000 from Best Buy
Best Buy opens a new store in Quakertown, PA and presents justCommunity a contribution of $5,000! On behalf of the new Best Buy store opening on August 28th, Manager Todd Kooker presents a check to justCommunity Executive Director Lee Rush. Thank you Best Buy and welcome to Upper Bucks County!
The 2008 Student Support Card Released
justCommunity, Inc., is the coordinating agency and fiscal agent for the Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition (UBHCHY) which conducts biennial youth surveys in local high schools. 
Town Hall Meeting and Press Conference Highlights New Trending Data on Adolescent Behavioral Health in Upper Bucks County
Mr. Ken Shapiro, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program and Mr. Mike Pennington, Director of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention were among the presenters who gave talks on a variety of topics.
Creating Possibilities: Building a Community of Promise
Upper Bucks HCHY Coalition presents student-produced DVD
Presented by the Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition and commissioned by the Pennridge Area Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition, Creating Possibilities: Building a Community of Promise was produced by students at Palisades High School.
White House Sings Praises of Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition
The White House’s National Drug Control Strategy, a 59-page report addressing the President’s urgency to decline drug use in the United States and combat the belief that “drugs, addiction and the wide spectrum of related social ills could only be managed at best, not tackled head-on.”
Just Say No–or Else. Quakertown, PA Considers Ban on Teen Smoking
While it’s illegal for teens to purchase tobacco products and taboo for them to smoke them in public, Quakertown is now debating how to prevent it from continuing.