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NYFS: preparing young people and families for healthy lives sinc submitted by Northwest Youth and Family Services f youre going to change your life, with NYFS for key services, including gain real-world work experience while I usually a good place to start is with the mental health counseling, juvenile diverseniors get the help they need at an afford -- little things, says Northwest Youth and sion services, and senior chore services. able rate. Family Services (NYFS) President and All residents of Arden Hills are eligible CEO Jerry Hromatka. Were in the busito use these services when needed. Some - ness of transforming lives, which includes services are provided on a low-cost or free-from NYFS programs or services, please learning how to achieve goals and be acof-charge basis to low-income clients who - countable to others. Once you have a stable qualify. By combining our resources and about NYFS, please visit it on the web at foundation, then you can work on building our strengths, we are able to provide a high a better future.level of cost-effective care for our commu - nity partners, Hromatka says. Some things you should know NYFS has been living out its mission of about NYFS and its clients preparing youth and families for healthy Because of this partnership, Arden Hills lives since 1976 and has served thousands has the right to have city representation " of Arden Hills residents over the years. Its on the NYFS Board of Directors. That after-school programs improved their grades in school development, mental health counseling, We are grateful to have her talents and and academic/day treatment services for voice on the board, Hromatka says. She " severely emotionally disturbed youth.keeps us up to date on whats happening in clients have reported an improve - Arden Hills. ment in their symptoms The agencys main focus is on youth ages 5-21 because research shows that early inWhile their main focus is on youth, NYFS " - - tervention and a family-based approach to also offers a Senior Chore Program that students are able to return to their problems bring about life-changing results. - own schools within 16 months of pendently in their homes. NYFS youth treatment and adults are paired with seniors who year. need help with indoor and outdoor chores, " The City of Arden Hills, along with fourincluding snow shoveling. Its a great - teen other northern suburban cities, partner match, he says. Youth who need a job - sion by Arlene Mitchell ave you ever wondered what the snowing heavily, the trails were not throughout the H Citys Public Works department has done at this time.day continuing to do to clean up City streets and trails to clean up areas " after a major snow fall? Terry Maurer, called back in after the snow stopped. where the hard-packed snow was Public Works Director, noted, With last They did a complete plowing of all now loose enough to move. years lack of snow, sometimes we forget streets, trails, and parking lots. " - what a big snow storm is like.perature during the day loosened the " at work to continue cleaning up culs-snow pack; two plows again went de-sac and intersections.over the streets to remove snow and late on Saturday, December 8, and conslush. " - trucks went out to spread salt on City " dropping approximately 15 inches in streets in an effort to break up the the City streets and trails were in Arden Hills.hard-packed snow that remained after pretty good shape ready for the next plowing. snow event. "" spreading salt due to slippery condithree trucks went out to (re)plow all Fifteen inches of snow in one storm is - tions.City streets curb-to-curb.unusual. Public Works staff worked hard to clean it up as quickly as they (and "" were plowed. Because it was still nature) allowed. 5