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Youth First’s mission is to strengthen youth and families through evidence-based programs that prevent substance abuse, promote healthy behaviors, and maximize student success.
Youth First envisions caring communities that ensure youth and families always come first.
Our Core Values:
- Passion: Enthusiastic and determined support for helping youth and families succeed.
- Compassion: A deep and sincere concern for the suffering of others and a strong desire to help them overcome life’s challenges.
- Empowerment: The ability to strengthen the motivation and skills of others to develop and accomplish goals.
- Integrity: A steadfast commitment to high professional and moral standards.
- Stewardship: The trustworthy care of our resources, especially the gifts, talents, and treasure provided by donors, partners, volunteers, and staff.
- Accountability: An adherence to evidence-based practices, strong oversight, well-documented results, and continuous quality improvement.
- Strategic Thinking: Careful and focused planning and decision-making to achieve lasting results.
All of Youth First’s programs are recognized by the U.S. Health Department’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as model programs or are based on research proven principles which SAMHSA considers effective for preventing substance abuse.
Youth First, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization based in Evansville, Indiana and serves Southwest Indiana and Henderson, Kentucky. Youth First is governed by a Board of Directors and funded by charitable donations, grants, and fees for services.
OFFICE AND PROGRAM STAFF
President & CEO
Parri O. Black
Development Director
Kim Mulfinger
Program Director
Laura Wathen
Program Coordinator
Denise Schultz
Operations Director
Carol Young
Part Time Program Coordinator
Marge Gianopoulos
Executive & Finance Assistant
Trina Carlisle
Development & Office Assistant
Jana Pritchett
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS
Clinical Supervisor of Social Workers
Davi Stein
School Social Workers
Arrick, Laura
New Harmony School and Mt. Vernon High School
Baker, Kathy
Castle High School
Branstetter, Mary Ruth
Holy Redeemer Elementary
Carie, Joan
EVSC Alternative Academy
Christmas, Elizabeth
North Posey High School
Dassel, Valorie
Mater Dei High School
DeLeo, Lori
Mt. Vernon Middle and High School
Eastham, Alissa
Central High School
Embrey, Dena
North & South Terrace Elementary (North Posey)
Fisher, Sherry
Castle North Middle School & South Middle School
Fleck, Audrey
Heritage Hills High School and Middle School
Harper, Tiffany
Reitz High School
Kendall, Sasha
Bosse High School
Keys, Laura
Washington Middle School
Kirkman, Vicki
Gibson Southern High School & 3 Catholic Elementaries
Lesher, Lauren
Holy Rosary & St. Ben's Catholic
Mercer, Teresa
Wood Memorial High School
Meyer, Sarah
Princeton Middle School & Princeton High School
Miller, Dianna
Ft. Branch, Haubstadt & Owensville Schools (South Gibson)
Munson, Alice
Corpus Christi, Holy Spirit, Westside Catholic
Murray, Kate
Evansville Day School & Joshua Academy
Postlewaite, Sarah
Thompkins Middle School
Russell, Amber
Tecumseh Jr. & High, Elberfeld & Lynnville Elementaries
Schneider, Theresa
McGary Middle School
Steele, Amy
Resurrection
Weinzapfel-Hayden, Christine
West Elementary (Mt. Vernon), St. Philip Catholic
Walters, Jayme
St. John the Baptist & St. Wendel Catholic Schools
Walters, Linda
North High School
White, Nichole
Harrison High School
Wolter, Donna
Memorial High School
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