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Health & Fitness

Buffalo Grove Receives Grant That Will Benefit Our Youth

Youth drug and alcohol prevention in Buffalo Grove will make a positive impact in our community.

Exciting News! The Link Together Coalition is working to make a difference in our community. Funded by a $150,000 grant recently received through the Illinois Department of Human Services Link Together has the opportunity to provide drug and alcohol prevention strategies that target youth in Wheeling Township. The coalition currently has more than twenty members representing our community. This includes representation from local Police, Rotary, Government, schools, healthcare, youth, faith community and parents.

 

If you live or work in Buffalo Grove or Wheeling and have an interest in making a difference through drug and alcohol prevention, join us!  For more information contact Jorie Ouimet at Omni Youth Services.

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