By our 20th anniversary…

1990's - By our 20th anniversary…

Many programs were created or expanded in the 90s and the budget quadrupled by the end of the decade.

CHS was instrumental in forming the Nonprofit Agency Network to increase awareness around collaboration. 

New programs and services included: Friday Night Live for high schools to promote drug/alcohol free lifestyles, Club Live for junior highs, Friday Night Live Kids for elementary schools, Arrive Alive Seatbelt Safety program, a support group for LGBTQ youth called Diversity+, and First Step, a collaboration with Sierra Vista Child and Family Services to combat substance use among pregnant women.

Expanded programs and services included: OPTIONS and CHOICES were expansions of the Juvenile Diversion program, Project Reach as an expansion of Hutton House, and the Young and Reckless program expanded from Arrive Alive to bring awareness to speeding and reckless driving for teens.

Awards, grants, and funding: named Outstanding Service Agency in 1992, received a grant to support Ceres Partnership Family Resource Center, received an award for over 25 years of service in the substance abuse prevention field in 1997, was named Nonprofit Agency of the Year in 1998.

By the end of the decade, the operating budget was over 4 million dollars.

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