Community Impact Team Announces Photo Contest for Youth

The North Reading Community Impact Team’s Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition is seeking entries for the 2015-16 Student Photo Contest. We wish to recognize the voices of young people and learn how they view their community assets. Any student who lives in North Reading and is in grades 6-12 can participate. Digital, film, or even camera phones may be used. One winner from the middle school and one winner from the high school will be selected by the North Reading Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition in the following categories:

1) Photos that demonstrate healthy behaviors within your age group

2) Photos that demonstrate healthy environments

3) Photos of resources in North Reading that support healthy behaviors

First place photos in each category receive $100 with the runner up in each category receiving $50. All photos will be printed and shared at various Community Impact Team events and National Night

Out in August as well as through social media and print media. For an entry form and format rules, contact Youth Services Director Amy Luckiewicz at (978) 357-5281 or email northreadingcit@gmail.com .

About the North Reading Community Impact Team

The North Reading Community Impact Team (CIT) is a partnership between the North Reading

Police Department, North Reading Youth Services, North Reading School Department, North

Reading Parks & Recreation, North Reading Fire Department, North Reading Elder Services, North Reading Board of Health, and the North Reading Board of Selectmen. The team was developed to better coordinate the services provided to the community. The CIT’s mission is to work together to better the quality of life for all citizens. The Team emphasizes the use of innovative, non-traditional methods of impacting crime and the fear of crime and strives toward cooperative interaction between the community, law enforcement and town departments. The CIT works to identify factors that have a negative impact on the quality of life for the citizens of North Reading and to implement solutions that solve the underlying problems. The group is organized into Action Teams including: PR/Communications, Public Safety, Social Services, K-12, and Business Coalition.