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Moses Lake Community Coalition highlights youth prevention work; councilors press for budget clarity
Summary
At a City Council meeting, the Moses Lake Community Coalition presented a first-quarter report emphasizing youth drop-in programs and the Guiding Good Choices parenting curriculum. Council members pressed coalition leaders on funding sources, salary spending and website errors.
Megan Watson, coordinator of the Moses Lake Community Coalition, and Matt Pollock, the coalition’s executive chair, presented the group’s first-quarter report to the Moses Lake City Council, outlining new youth drop-in opportunities and the start of the Guiding Good Choices parenting program.
The coalition said it developed those activities based on data from the Healthy Youth Survey showing limited access to “positive pro social activities” for young people and concerning levels of youth depression. Watson said the drop-in programs are intended as “safe spaces where young people can learn new skills, connect with caring adults, and find a place to belong.” She added the coalition had recruited two new volunteers to lead the groups.
The coalition also reported…
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