WCN funds positive projects

Wahkiakum Community Network has announced the recipients of this year’s funding projects.

They are: Keep The Music Alive Memorial Concert, $1,500; Naselle-Grays River Missoula Theater, $1,200, Naselle-Grays River Student Activity Night, $1,000; Wahkiakum K-12 School Resource Officer, $26,177; Horizons Project Community Center, $450; Out of School Hours Care (After School Program), $10,000; and Family Support Services, $10,058.

Each of the programs have similar goals of reducing youth substance abuse, drinking and driving, youth violence, child abuse and neglect, and parenting education and support. In reducing risk factors by theater, music, education, youth employment, and supervised care for children, the threat of risky behavior is dramatically reduced. By promoting healthy, positive choices for children, youth become empowered to make constructive use of their time, bond with the community, see an increase in self-esteem, and learn problem solving skills and conflict resolution to name a few.

Wahkiakum Community Network is able to offer this funding through Washington State’s Public Health and Safety Network. For more information about Wahkiakum Community Network, visit their website at http://www.wahkiakumcommunitynetwork.org or phone 360-795-8040.