Our Mission
is to decrease underage use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in Newburyport to produce a healthier community.

Our Vision
is for Newburyport to be a community that welcomes, values, and empowers youth through meaningful opportunities and a collaborative effort to support and strengthen youth assets.

Our Values
Respect for all; commitment to the mission, vision, and goals of the Coalition; and be welcoming and encourage new members of our community to join us.

Our Goals

• Develop a strong coalition that is comprised of all sectors of our community that are committed to building youth assets.
• Support a community effort to model safe and healthy behavior for our youth. Provide our youth with safe and meaningful educational opportunities to promote healthy choices.
• Offer youth substance-free activities within our community.

Click here to read our goals and objectives for Year 6 of The BEACON Coalition!

BEACON Quarterly is Thursday, March 18th from 4-5:30 at the Kelley School Youth Center (read past Quarterly Report here)

Register for Staying Connected with Your Teen! Click here to view press release for more information.

Youth assets on local tv! Click here to view.

Read about 8th grade Seminar Series at Nock

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Do you know about the40 Developmental Youth Assets?

Click on our Links tab and find out about youth assets.

The coalition is comprised of many different sectors of our community and individuals like you! Some of these sectors include:

The City of Newburyport, Newburyport Youth Services, The Newburyport Public Schools, Anna Jacques Hospital, Newburyport Police Department, The Newburyport Public Library, River Valley Charter School, Parent Partnership, Newburyport Education Foundation, Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, The North East Center for Healthy Communities, Metro Rock Newburyport, Concerned Community Members, Parents, The Chamber of Commerce, Essex County District Attorney's Office, Essex County's Sheriffs Department, Newburyport Youth Commission, Newburyport Current, YWCA of Newburyport, Boys and Girls Club and Clergy members of Newburyport.

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I Support YA
What are the 40 Developmental Youth Assets? To find out about youth assets click here for ages 12-18, here for ages 6-11, and here for ages 3-5. Interested in helping with this campaign? Call The Beacon Coalition (tbc) at 978-465-4434.

BACK PACK PINS by BACK TALK, "IT'S COOL TO CARE!"
A portion of the proceeds goes to the BEACON Coalitions Asset Initiative. Click on the image below to visit the website! You can purchase these pins at Eureka, Amesbury Sports, and other local stores.