About Us
Mission
The mission of the Nashua Prevention Coalition is to prevent and reduce substance use in youth by increasing awareness, education, and community involvement.
Vision
The vision of the Nashua Prevention Coalition is to create a community that will support a positive environment for youth to grow up healthy, confident, and substance free.
For a more in-depth look at the goals and objectives of Nashua Prevention Coalition, check out our Strategic Plan and Logic Model.
Team
Jan Valuk | SBIRT Project Coordinator
Contact: jvaluk@unitedwaynashua.org
Michelle Ricco Jonas | Director
Contact: mrjonas@unitedwaynashua.org
Steering Committee
Michael Apfelberg | President: United Way of Greater Nashua
Betsy Houde | Director of Community Partnerships: Southern New Hampshire Health
Jen Miller | Nashua PAL (Police Athletic League)
Albee Budnitz | Internal and Pulmonary Medicine (Retired), Southern New Hampshire Health Board Member: Breathe NH
Christie Tourlitis | Parent and Business Owner - Main Street Gyro
“The Annual Youth Video Project introduced me to the drug prevention movement. I was able to meet all these people from the Nashua Prevention Coalition who I could tell truly cared about what they did and truly believed they were making an impact in their community. I met people from all different sectors working together with the same goal of preventing drug use among youth and that is when I decided that I wanted to get involved too.”
— Jeffrey Lam, Nashua High School South Student