Program & Service
Breakthrough Youth
Breakthrough Youth delivers group life-skills sessions to youth and young adults using curricula focused on healthy decision making, relationships, financial literacy and future goal setting.
Who we are
Breakthrough Youth program provides class sessions to groups of youth to support healthy decision making for future success.
What we do
Breakthrough Youth offers evidence-based and evidence-informed programs to groups of youth. Programs include:
- Soft Skills to Pay the Bills
- Lion's Quest
- Making Proud Choices
- Money Smarts
- Maine Boys to Men's Reducing Sexism and Violence
The program’s curriculum includes skills related to saving and spending money appropriately, a safer sex approach to decrease risks for teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and social and emotional learning.
Who is eligible
Youth and young adults between the ages of 14-24 in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.
How to contact us
For questions about the program or ways to get involved, please contact Kristin Jenkins at kjenkins@penquis.org.
Contact Information
Use the contact information below to ask questions or learn how to get started with this program.
Kristin Jenkins
- Email:
- kjenkins@penquis.org