the heros and sheros youth prevention program was developed to serve the 5- through 18-year-old youthof the parents that are receiving substance abuse services through shields for families. that program is a culturally enriched environment in which the children come to an afterschool program when they leave their elementary school and are provided tutoring, mentoring, one-on-one homework assistance. it's just a wonderful supportive leg for the families to have. we want to encourage these youth to go to school and further their education and let them know that anything that they want is obtainable. we also want to bring back the families. you know, we want to make sure that they are cohesive and they work well with each other and in addition we also want to build the community as a whole. we respect our clients, we value our clients' opinions about the services that are provided, and we listen real well to what our clients have in reference to input. and we recognize that our families bring a host of strengths to the table and we try to capitalize on what those strengths are. having a

the heros and sheros youth prevention program was developed to serve the 5- through 18-year-old youthof the parents that are receiving substance abuse services through shields for families. that program is a culturally enriched environment in which the children come to an afterschool program when