GDAY a community that cares
Groton Dunstable Alliance for Youth
PARENT-TO-PARENT NETWORK
P.O. Box 328
Groton, MA 01450
MARCH UNMADNESS!
What is the Groton Dunstable Alliance for Youth?
The Groton Dunstable Alliance for Youth, or GDAY, is a group of community representatives that work collaboratively to support our communities’ youth. We are parents, youth, local government, police, school representatives, school committee, clergy, youth center staff, local media, and counselors.
What is our mission?
The Groton Dunstable Alliance for Youth (GDAY) is a non-profit independent coalition of parents, teachers, students, and community partners. We are committed to promoting safe, healthy and respectful decisions in order to reduce high-risk behavior by the youth of Groton and Dunstable.
We believe that by creating community partnerships and programs we can significantly increase healthy decisions by youth and the associated positive outcomes. Through these efforts we will address the diverse needs of all youth and reinforce their value to our communities.
What is MARCH UNMADNESS?
The Groton Dunstable Alliance for Youth bases its varied programs and activities on the concept of Positive Youth Development (PYD). PYD is based on the Search Institute’s forty experiences and qualities called the Developmental Assets. Many of the 40 Developmental Assets pertain to connection, support and time spent at home with family and in the community. These assets, in turn, empower children, enabling them to become more resilient individuals. As one step in this process, GDAY is launching a month-long MARCH UNMADNESS campaign in Groton and Dunstable. The goal of the campaign is to encourage busy families to pause and focus on being together, enjoying each other’s company, and reconnecting. This campaign is modeled after similar initiatives in other communities across the country. It is designed to raise awareness of how busy our lives have become and to recognize the value of pausing as a family.
For more information about MARCH UNMADNESS and other GDAY programs, contact Dr. Judy Robinson, at jrobinson@g-day.org or check out our website at www.G-DAY.org .