Youth and Adults Working Together for a
Safe and Healthy Community

The Saratoga Partnership for Prevention is a coalition of community leaders, organizations, and citizens interested in decreasing youthful substance use, developing better relationships between youth and adults, building family and community norms against drug use, and maximizing the efforts of the various human service agencies in the upstate New York community of Saratoga Springs.

The group began meeting in March 2000, shortly after The Prevention Council received notification that it was one of 15 grant recipients in New York to receive funding through the New York state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. Four years later, the organization is still thriving, and the connections among disparate community groups are still strong. With federal support via the Drug Free Community Support Program, funding is intact through 2009.

The Partnership has approximately 30 active members who meet regularly to consider initiatives that will positively impact youth age 12-17 in the Saratoga Springs City School District. While continuing the variety of programming already established for Saratoga Springs, Wilton, Greenfield and the small parts of Malta and Milton that fall within school district boundaries, the Partnership is looking to expand  its influence throughout Saratoga County.

All community members are welcome and encouraged to join the Partnership, and all our meetings are open to the public. For more information call 518-581-1230.