This week's speaker will be Darien Matthew's, Program Coordinator at Arizona Youth Partnership. AZYP
serves rural communities across Arizona and seeks to employ a root cause approach to fighting poverty builds healthy, self-sufficient youth and families through evidence-based prevention programs and community involvement. Arizona Youth Partnership builds solid foundations for youth and families by partnering with Arizona communities to prevent and solve local issues such as substance abuse, youth homelessness, lack of educational opportunities, teen pregnancy, and challenging family dynamics. They provide a combination of relationship education, afterschool programs and youth leadership programs. Their programs equip youth to focus on setting goals and prevent teen pregnancy, alcohol and substance use disorders, and anti-social behaviors. Over the past 20 years, AZYP has grown to serve 28 school districts across 11 counties in Arizona. We look forward to learning how we might partner with them to serve the youth in the Copper Corridor.
