Grant County Youth Council (Youth arm of the Grant County Drug-Free Coalition):

The Grant County Youth Council is a group of youth from the Grant County schools who provide opportunities for youth to make positive contributions toward safer communities by reducing teen alcohol, tobacco and other drug usage and by improving overall teen wellness. This is accomplished by planning projects, activities, assisting drug-free coalitions and planning the Annual Youth Leadership Conference. The Grant County Youth Council has hosted fun area pool parties, dances, and bowling parties.

The youth not only help plan, but also attend with other interested students, an annual youth leadership conference where they learn leadership skills, decision-making skills media tactics, issues surrounding youth, and how to take action in their schools and communities. One major component of the conference is an action planning session where the youth determine the issue they want to focus on in their school and then decide how they are going to address it. The youth meet regularly within their schools and then periodically as a whole county group. Call the Grant County Drug-Free Coalition,(608) 723-6416, for further information.