Changing Lives Coalition

General outreach of the Changing Lives Coalition organizational mission statement and goals. Such as a variety of assistance to the artesia community and surrounding areas. Through our programs we will be able to promote a safe and healthy community by eliminating drugs, gangs, and crime through education,prevention, and education.

The adc program is a hub of resources offering materials, training, support, and education for the community on current trends in drugs and crime, through cultivating the community we help prevent dangerous habits and promote environments conducive to healthier Lives. The staff for adc have acquired and maintained a system of networks between the artesia public schools, new mexico juvenile probation and parole/children youth and families, adult probation and parole, the eddy county sherriffs department and the artesia police department. Adc utilizes this system to provide evidence based and updated information, to the community of artesia, on the awareness and possible intervention strategies for deterrence of illegal drug use and gang activity.

7024u outreach center is an afterschool program that provides youth in the 6th-12th grade, an environment conducive to learning how to deal with problems they may face at home or school. The program utilizes evidence based curriculum called, arise which helps teach youth about self-esteem, anger management, and many other life lessons necessary to become healthy adults. 7024u staff facilitates the opportunities for learning and mentorship in promotion of having the youth make affirmative, appropriate choices and maintain healthy relationships. The outreach program priority is to maintain a good rapport with school administration, parents, and the community to continue with a positive growth of collaboration between the different entities to promote positive change for our youth involved.

Summer meal program for area youth and adults administered by the organization with funds from cyfd.