Council On Adolescents of Catawba County

Vision – Empowered youth making healthy life choices and achieving their full potential.

Mission – To inspire today’s youth to be physically and emotionally healthy through education, awareness and advocacy.

The Council on Adolescents offers in-school and community Healthy Youth Education programs to youth in Catawba County following North Carolina's Healthy Youth Act requirements and Healthful Living Guidelines. These prevention programs educate youth about making healthy choices, bullying, future goals, healthy relationships, internet/social media safety, nutrition, peer pressure, puberty, hygiene, reproductive health, STIs, sexual violence, teen pregnancy, setting boundaries, and avoiding risky behaviors.

The Council also administers the Lunch Buddy Program, a mentoring program for at-risk youth, to middle school students across Catawba County. This program provides youth a positive adult mentor who meets with them on a regular, planned, and consistent basis. The mentor develops a healthy relationship with the student and encourages them to succeed in school.

Goals

  • Provide Healthy Youth Education to youth and their parents
  • Provide mentoring programming to at-risk youth in our community
  • Provide resources to youth, parents, and community members regarding adolescent issues
  • Promote community awareness of issues affecting adolescents’ well being
  • Facilitate the coordination of services related to the needs of adolescents

School Programs - May 2013

April 29 - May 2
Maiden High School
9th grade

April 30, May 1 - 2
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center
8th grade

May 1- 2
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center
6th and 7th grades

May 6 - 8
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center
9th grade

May 6 - 9
Bandy's High School
9th grade

Upcoming Events!

Lunch Buddy Night with the Hickory Crawdads

We invite lunch buddies, mentors, and their families to join us for the Lunch Buddy End of the Year Celebration on Monday, May 13th at 6 pm! This event is to recognize the lunch buddy students and mentors for participating in the program this year.

Contact our office at 828.322.4591 to obtain more information.

We Hope to See You There!

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9th Annual "Wake-Up Call" Breakfast FUNDRAISER!

Please join us for our an awareness breakfast fundraiser

Friday, May 10th

8:00 - 9:00 am

Catawba Valley Medical Center's AHEC Room 112


RSVP by May 8th to LLawhon@coacatawba.org

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Board of Directors

  • Chair - Cindy Dickson
  • Vice Chair - Reed Baer
  • Treasurer - Lou Bond, CPA
  • Secretary - Sarah Bailey
  • Scott Deffke
  • Ginny Beisler
  • Melissa McKenzie, CPNP
  • Dr. William "Bill" Richter
  • Rebecca Kiell
  • Kevin von Allmen
  • Sandy Bryant
  • Dr. Ryan Richardson

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1120 Fairgrove Church Rd SE Suite 22
Hickory, NC 28602

Phone- 828.322.4591
Fax- 828.322.2675
Email- info@coacatawba.org