TEAM WELLNESS & PREVENTION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES THROUGH THE PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. TEAM WELLNESS & PREVENTION HAS BEEN PROVIDING ALCOHOL AND DRUG PREVENTION SERVICES TO THE FORT COLLINS COMMUNITY SINCE 1989. TEAM HAS EXPANDED WELLNESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE ALL OF LARIMER COUNTY. TEAM PROVIDES PREVENTION EDUCATION TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, MAKES PRESENTATIONS FOR PARENTS ON TOPICS RELATED TO YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE, CONVENES COMMUNITY GROUPS, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH ACTIVITIES IN SAFE, SUBSTANCE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS, AND IS AVAILABLE AS A COMMUNITY PARTNER. WE FAVOR A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH TO ADDRESSING YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. IN DOING SO, WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ADOLESCENTS’ INCLINATION TOWARD TAKING RISKS AND WE PROMOTE A FORMULA OF PREVENTION THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO SATISFY NEEDS WITHOUT COMPROMISING THEIR FUTURE. IT IS TEAM’S PHILOSOPHY THAT PREVENTION IS THE JOB OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND WE ENJOY THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR COORDINATING THESE EFFORTS. TO THE EXTENT THAT PARENTS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS ARE CONSISTENT IN THE MESSAGE FOR HEALTH AND IN PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO NURTURE YOUTH, YOUTH ARE MORE LIKELY TO CLAIM A FUTURE OF WELL BEING. TEAM IS A NONPROFIT, 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.