Portage Alantic hosts breakfast to share info for Drug Addiction youth ....

Officials from Portage Alantic  held a community breakfast this morning in Saint Andrews to offer information for their Services ..Portage is a residential treatment center for youth between the Ages of 14 to 21 with serious substance abuse problems. Portage officials say that more funding is needed to help this program. Currently there are thirty six beds allotted for New Brunswick youth but as reps point out that's not nearly enough... Most young people have to be put on a waiting list. .. Portage is a non profit group but it takes about 140 per day per youth for this program.Tambrea Hicks the former Director of The St. Stephen Charlotte County Boys and girls club now omission coordinator for Portage says this program provides help and hope for the youth of the future. Portage Teaches adolescents understand their problems and teach them the skills they need for community living rather than escape thru drugs. The program runs about six months. For More Information http://www.portage.ca/