What is YLTA?

“Youth Leadership Through Adventure” (YLTA) is a student-led program to plan and implement effective prevention and substance use/mental health awareness programs based on positive youth development.

Supported through a partnership with the North Country Health Consortium, the mission of YLTA is “to empower youth to lead and promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, reduce substance misuse, and improve the overall school climate in each and every school in the North Country of New Hampshire.”

As stated on the NCHC website, the goals of the YLTA program are to:

"Give each participant a sense of belonging through place-based service learning projects;

Empower youth to provide leadership, self-governance and to promote the benefits of a healthy substance-free lifestyle in their schools and communities;

Improve school climate so that positive and healthy substance-free lifestyle choices are supported through practices and policies;

Change community norms and culture where healthy substance-free lifestyles are promoted."

The Littleton High School/Daisy Bronson Middle School YLTA group meets every other week during TASC. Participation in YLTA also allows students to join in regional meetings with students from other schools in our area and attend biannual conferences and summer programming to foster youth leadership.