December 11, 2020 Dear Friends, As we all know, the ongoing mental health, substance misuse, and child protection crises our state is experiencing has taken a significant toll on New Hampshire’s children and families, impacting all child-serving systems. These crises, and the pandemic we continue to face, are disrupting children’s stability and upending their lives; however, resources are limited for preventative services and the systems set up to support children remain underfunded and uncoordinated. Consequently, CADY is very worried about our children and is asking you to support our response to these crises through our Annual Giving Campaign. It is our obligation to address these problems head on - to ensure that we are supporting the healthy social and emotional development of children in our region. The scary truth is we are seeing surges in childhood anxiety and clinical depression statewide and locally. In 2019, 341 children, ages 12 to 17, called the state’s 24-hour crisis line with the number rising to 418 this year. This summer, a disturbing new trend emerged—26 children were waiting for a bed in a treatment facility, in contrast to one child in 2017. Additionally, youth substance misuse in our local region has increased significantly, putting our children at even greater risk of harm. The 2019 Central NH Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates our children are at higher rates than statewide averages in suicidal ideation, sadness, and helplessness. Post Covid-19, these numbers are expected to grow, as so many of our children are struggling with the impact of social isolation and uncertainty. Emerging research shows that for youth to thrive, even amidst challenging life circumstances, what they need most is to be encircled by caring adults. This is the essence of CADY’s vital work. We work hard. We are persistent. And we will never give up. There is much to be done. Collaboration is essential as our community is faced with complex problems that are just too big for a single individual, organization, or level of government to solve alone. The scarcity of treatment services for our children makes prevention a crucial first step to addressing their growing needs. Knowing this, as an essential public health service, we kept our doors open during the pandemic. Thankfully, our collective action has the power to transform the lives of our children by preventing youth substance misuse through education and skill building, increasing early intervention services and social-emotional supports, and

offering opportunities for mentoring and resiliency-building. We thank our friends and community partners, many listed on the back page of this program, for working tirelessly with CADY to build healthy environments that foster hope, growth, and

resiliency. We cannot do this critical work without you. To support our response to this current crisis, please give what you can to our “How Are The Children” Campaign. No gift is too small to make a difference. Together we will create a

legacy of promise for our children and youth. We send you our warmest holiday wishes for good health, hope, peace, and joy.

Thank you for being an important part of our community—we are truly grateful for your support.

Sincerely,

Michael Conklin Deb Naro

Board President Executive Director

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION for Our Children More Critical Today Than Ever Before

Act as if what you do makes a difference.

IT DOES.

Quote by William James

IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO BUILD POSSIBILITIES, POTENTIAL, AND PROMISE.

Top row left to right: CADY Executive Director, Deb Naro participates in the Public Health Agency Council’s Why wear a mask campaign: “I wear a mask because I believe in Prevention” with the CADY Caring Canine Dunfey; YAAC members with completed Thankful Bags; The Junior Action Club (JAC) and YAAC members created a Positive Sign Campaign during the COVID-19 Quarantine spring 2020; JAC member, Lily with her sign. 2nd and 3rd row: CADY Youth leaders participate in the 2020 Thanksmas Scavenger Hunt Holiday Celebration (3 pictures); The Parent Advisory Council (picture taken at 2018 event) hosted the 4th Annual Shout Out to Parents physically distanced event at the Barn on The Pemi, offering live streaming—Brooklyn Rainy was the Keynote Speaker (pictured are Dr. Joe Ebner and Maureen Ebner with CADY ED Deb Naro) 4th row left to right: Junior Action Club Leaders created a 10 foot Red Ribbon for Red Ribbon Week 2020; 2020 Youth Advisory and Advocacy Council (YAAC) organize the Thankful Bag Project (in collaboration with Plymouth Rotary Interact Club) to distribute the bags to Plymouth Senior Center, The Bridge House, Tapply Thompson Community Center in Bristol, and the Plymouth Area Recovery Connections (bags contain youth art, candy, hand sanitizer, tissues, and prescription drug disposal Deterra Bags)

“Good habits formed in youth make all the difference.” ~ Aristotle

IN 2020, CADY served over 15,000 Children, Youth, and Adults Alexandria, Ashland, Bridgewater, Bristol, Campton, Ellsworth, Groton, Hebron, Holderness, Lincoln, Plymouth, Rumney,

Thornton, Warren, Waterville Valley, Wentworth, and Woodstock

Cady programs

Since 1999, CADY, in collaboration with our partners, has been providing Community Education, Innovative High-Impact Youth

Development Programs, Trainings, Policy Development, and Outreach to prevent substance misuse and build healthy foundations and promising futures for the youth of Central New Hampshire.

The Launch Youth Entrepreneurship Program

Since 2005, 308 youth have been educated and engaged by this nationally-recognized program with year-round skill building,

mentoring, and paid summer employment. In 2012, the Launch was spotlighted by the White House.

Restorative Justice Court Diversion Program

Since 2007, 238 youth have been given a 2nd chance to take responsibility for their actions, make restitution to victims,

reconnect with community and turn their lives around. This NH accredited program has one of the highest success rates in promoting growth and lasting behavioral change in NH.

“It was important to me to let people know that I’m taking full responsibility and have learned from my mistake.” ~RJ Youth

Youth Advisory and Advocacy Council (YAAC)

Since 2009, 119 youth have served as leaders in prevention and mentors who influence positive change with their peers,

community, and the state. The YAACs have presented to Presidential candidates and were recipients of the Statewide 2015 New Futures Youth In Action Award.

Junior Action Club (JAC) Since 2017, the Junior Action Club (JAC) has provided an opportunity for over 52 elementary school students to learn about the positives of living a drug-free lifestyle. The JACs bring prevention messaging to their peers, school, and greater community. This

leadership program empowers students with the knowledge, confidence, and skills to make healthy choices!

Lion’s Quest Since 2017, CADY has implemented Lion’s Quest, educating over 700 elementary and middle school students. This

evidence-based, K-12 social and emotional learning curriculum provides a solid foundation for dealing with anger, frustration, and stress. Goals include preventing the misuse of drugs and improve academic performance.

“Alex’s Story” Since 2015, CADY and the Plymouth State University TIGER Program (Theatre Integrating Guidance, Education, and

Responsibility) have toured NH educating thousands of High School and Middle School students with Alex’s Story, the real-life account of a NH youth’s struggle with drug use, heroin addiction, and recovery. This powerful performance is designed to raise

awareness on the progression of substance misuse to addiction and is a valuable tool for primary prevention.

Central NH Community Opioid Response In 2019, CADY launched the Central NH Rural Opioid Response Consortium to ensure comprehensive, coordinated, and easily

accessible prevention, treatment, and recovery services for those impacted by opioid use disorders in Central NH.

Parent Advisory Council Since 2017, CADY has convened the Parent Advisory Council representing the voice of Central NH families who are dedicated to

building healthy environments and promising futures for our children and youth through education and awareness.

CADY Community Education, Trainings, and Outreach “Information is Power”

Substance Use Disorders Continuum of Care Facilitation; Young Adult Prevention Strategies; Prevention Accelerator Media Campaigns; Local Media Campaigns including, The Pennysaver, and The CADY Corner Prevention Column in The Record Enterprise; Twitter and Facebook; Suicide Prevention Trainings for Professionals; Parent Education and Empowerment; Thriving in the Middle School Youth Conference; Youth Risk Behavior Surveys; Prom Safety Programming; Annual Regional Prevention Summit; Lunch-n-Learn Forums;

Prescription Drug Awareness and Heroin Outreach Campaigns; Prescription Drug Take-Back Programs; and so much more!

CREATING COMMUNITY CHANGE

Mike and Robin Aronson ● Dr. Diane Arsenault and Peter Pirnie ● Antonia Barry ● Melinda and Maryann Barnsley ● Dr. Bonnie Bechard ● Zita Bello Robert Broadhurst, Jr. ● Liz and John Brochu ● The Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation ● CADY Junior Action Club ● CADY Parent Advisory Council ● Central NH Health Partnership ● Wayne Charron, Chesley’s Mini Mart, Inc. ● Michael and Jeanne Clark ● Lora Claus ● Richard and Janet Cocchiaro ● Peter Cofran ● The Common Man Family of Restaurants ● Conklin & Reynolds, P.A. ● Michael Conklin and The Honorable Deborah Reynolds ● The Bea and Woolsey Conover Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation ● The Honorable Mary Cooney ● Mary Crane ● Sarah Crane ● Carl Cronstedt ● Bill and Nancy Dailey ● Rev. Maryan Davis ● Leslie and Philip Dion ● Vince Donnelly, Six Burner Bistro ● Nancy and Bruce Dorner Ann Duckless ● Jen Dumont ● Susan Duncan ● Cynthia Dussault ● Jessica and Bryan Dutille ● Dr. Joseph Ebner and Maureen Ebner ● Ken and Jenny Evans ● Mary Fields ● Tony and Ann Fitzherbert ● Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick ● Michael Fleming ● Paul and Judith Floyd ● Guy and Lisa Ford ● The Honorable Jeanie Forrester and Keith Forrester ● Meredith Frost ● Joel and Melody Funk ● Teri and John Gabbeitt ● The Honorable Carolyn Gargasz and Louis Gargasz ● Joseph Giunta ● The Honorable Ned Gordon and Gayle Gordon ● Alma Grand ● Granite State Credit Union ● Mike and Barbara Guinan ● Patricia and Dick Hage ● Ian and Stephanie Halter ● Hannaford’s Cause Bag Program ● Phil Haskell and Terri Johnson ● Shelby Hebert Megan Heidenreich ● Kris Hering ● Robert Hlasny ● Paul Hoiriis ● The Honorable Marcie Hornick ● Bill and Glenda Houle ● Sandra Jones ● Linda Kaminski ● Timothy Keefe ● Jane Kellogg ● Dr. Fredrick Kelsey and Katharina Kelsey ● Jane and Jim Kemmerer ● David and Carolyn Kent ● Lois Kerkawich ● Mary and Bill Kietzman ● John and Claudia Lachapelle ● Garry Lahey ● Robert and Maureen Lamb ● Chief Steve Lefebvre ● Louis and Marilyn Lieto ● Lisa Lovett ● The Honorable Sidney Lovett ● Bill and Donna Luti ● Dr. Robert Macleod ● Donna Magee ● Richard Manzi ● Sean McCarthy ● Gary and Nancy McCool ● Lucas McCrudden ● Britt McDonald ● Michelle McEwen ● Susan and Patrick McKeown ● Mid-State Health Center ● Aimee Moller ● Doug Moorhead ● Ann Murphy ● Timothy and Debra Naro ● NH Mutual Bancorp/Granite United Way ● The NH Charitable Foundation and its donors including the Thomas W. Haas Fund and the John F. Swope Fund ● Off Campus Rentals ● Richard and Stephanie Osborne Scott Patten ● Peabody and Smith, Andrew Smith ● Carolyn and John Piantedosi ● Robert Pike and Paula Winsor ● The Family of Brittany Pinker Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative ● Plymouth Elementary School ● Plymouth Elks Lodge ● Plymouth Regional High School ● Plymouth Rotary Club ● Plymouth State University ● PSU ENACTUS ● Maureen and Jay Polimeno, Polimeno Realty ● Al and Candy Ports ● The Honorable Philip Preston ● Alex Ray ● The Honorable Martha Richards and Dr. John Richards ● Deborah Richardson ● Robert and Celine Richer ● Dr. Alan and Peggy Rosen ● Dr. Oliver and Devin Salmon ● Valerie and Jack Scarborough ● John and Susan Scheinman ● Jay and Kathryn Sobetzer ● Lise Solbeck Speare Memorial Hospital and Staff ● Annika Stanley-Smith ● Bob and Ann Stark ● Ashley Suckling and Cindy Williams, Peppercorn Natural Foods Paul and Mary Tierney ● Diane and Richard Tiffany ● Sarah Tirrell ● Deb and Elwin Tobine ● Town of Plymouth ● Town Fair Tire Foundation, Inc., Nancy and John Sheehan ● Philip Twombly ● Tim and Carol Tyler ● Alden (Skip) and Barbara Van Sickle ● Brooke Wakefield ● Dr. Michael Watto Kyla Welch ● Bruce Wiggett ● Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank, Renetta Oleson ● Karen and Brian Young, Construx, Inc. ● Anonymous

IN HONOR OF SUSAN MARIE KEEFE by Timothy Keefe ● IN MEMORY OF GARRETT DUNLAP by GRD Memorial Foundation and Denise Read ● IN MEMORY OF MIMI FORD by Rosemarie Mullin ● IN MEMORY OF CAROLE J. ESTES by Paul and Gisela Estes and Allison Wallace Estes ● IN MEMORY OF DR. JOHN MESSINGER AND CARLTON MESSINGER II by Susan Messinger ● IN MEMORY OF CARLTON MESSINGER II by June Rizzo ● IN MEMORY OF ARTHUR WARD by Mike and Jeanne Clark

GRANTORS Bank of New Hampshire ● Community Health Services Network ● Grafton County ● Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction ● Health Resources & Services Administration ● Lovett-Woodsum Family Foundation ● Meredith Village Savings Bank ● NH Charitable Foundation ● NH Electric Co-op Foundation ● NH State Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services ● Plymouth Rotary Foundation ● Rite Aid KidsCents Program ● Speare Memorial Hospital ● Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ● Towns of Alexandria, Ashland, Bristol, Campton, Groton, Hebron, Holderness, Lincoln, New Hampton, Plymouth, Rumney, Thornton, and Waterville Valley

2019 PREVENTION SUMMIT SPONSORS Bank of New Hampshire ● Central NH Public Health Network ● Common Man Family of Restaurants Community Health Services Network ● Granite State Credit Union ● Kathleen Kearns on Behalf of the Circle Program ● Lakes Region Mental Health Center ● Lindt & Sprungli, Inc. ● The Mayhew Program ● Meredith Village Savings Bank ● Mid-State Health Center ● NH Electric Co-op Foundation NH Healthy Families ● Northeast Credit Union ● Doug and Susan McLane ● Pemi Youth Center ● Plymouth State University ● Prevention Accelerator Media Campaign ● SAU #4 ● SAU #48 ● Service Credit Union ● Speare Memorial Hospital ● Tapply Thompson Community Center

2019 MINI GOLF TOURNAMENT SPONSORS & CONTRIBUTORS ● Annie’s Overflow ● Sharon Thorne/Allstate Insurance ● The Austin Family Boston Red Sox ● Liz and John Brochu ● Sarah Bunkley ● Burrito ME ● CADY ● Canterbury Shaker Village ● Castle in the Clouds ● Chesley’s Pizza Christopher P. Williams Architects, PLLC ● Clark’s Trading Post ● Conklin and Reynolds, PA ● Conway Scenic Railway ● COSTCO ● Disney Dressers Unlimited ● Cynthia Dussault, E.A. ● Glove Hollow Christmas Tree Farm ● Harris Family Furniture ● Hart’s Turkey Farm ● Hermit Woods Winery ● Hobo Hills Adventure Golf ● Indian Head Resort ● Interlakes Theatre ● Jane Kemmerer ● The King Family ● Sandy Lavoie ● The Legacy Family ● The Little Red Schoolhouse ● Loon Mountain Resort ● Lost River Gorge ● Lucky Dog Tavern & Grill ● Main St. Station ● Mega Print Mid-State Health Center ● Monkey Foot Designs ● Morningside Flight Part ● Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa ● Karen Naro ● Sharon Naro and Family ● Deb and Tim Naro ● Newfound Regional High School ● NH Audobon ● Northeast Delta Dental ● Ossipee/Plymouth Regional High School Panther Pub & Grille ● Peabody & Smith Realty, Inc. ● Pemi Youth Center ● Peppercorn Natural Foods ● Plymouth Police Department ● Polar Caves PSU ENACTUS ● Richard Privee ● The Ringlein Family ● Ripple Pottery ● Samyn-D’Elia Architects ● SAU 48 ● Emily Shanahan ● Simply Sunflowers ● Six Burner Bistro ● Ski Fanatics ● Speare Memorial Hospital ● Squam Lake & Marketplace/Squam Lake Inn ● Squam Lakes Natural Science Center ● Squam Lakeside Farm ● Tapply Thompson Community Center ● Thai Smile ● Deb Tobine ● Town of Plymouth ● Waterville Valley Resort ● Whale’s Tale Waterpark ● White Mountain Country Club ● Whole Village Family Resource Center ● Wicked Good Bakery ● Bruce and Susan Wiggett

IN-KIND DONATIONS: Gifts come in all sizes and forms. We are very grateful for the generosity and kindness of our caring community. From our dedicated community partners who collaborate on prevention initiatives to so many caring individuals who lend a helping hand, contribute time and talent, and donate items and services, we thank you for making our progress possible and for being such good friends of CADY!

Our sincere gratitude to our 2020 financial contributors for your generous support!

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THANK YOU to our

AMAZING Volunteers

for giving over

5,800 hours

Our important work could not be accomplished without your participation and dedication. We are committed to recognizing individual and collective contributions. If we inadvertently omitted a name, please accept our sincere apologies and let us know, so we can update our records. THANK YOU!

12/3/2020