What is Park Hill CAFY?

The Park Hill Community Alliance for Youth (CAFY) is a community coalition.  A coalition is an alliance of like minded people/organizations working towards a combined action. For us, this means we bring together people from all throughout the community to work towards lowering the rates of youth substance use, raising awareness about factors that increase use and protect from use.  We also raise the word about the impact and importance of promoting mental health and resilience in our community. Our group is made up of 12 sectors from the community which includes: youth, parents, organizations and businesses. Learn more about the 12 Sectors HERE. 

Prevention in the Kansas City Northland dates back to 1985 but CAFY got it's start in 1995 as the Park Hill Community Drugs Task Force Inc., but later on became known as Park Hill Community Alliance for Youth.  Over the years the coalition has consistently focused our prevention efforts by addressing risk factors and working towards environmental change. 

Our coalition is located in Platte County, Missouri. The boundaries of our prevention efforts align with the boundaries for the Park Hill School District; however these efforts are not exclusive to Park Hill students.  Our efforts include all young people living in the Park Hill area.  Additionally we work collaboratively with the Northland Prevention Coalition on efforts that impact the entire Northland. Cities within our catchment area include:  ​ 

• Kansas City 
• Parkville 
• Houston Lake 
• Lake Waukomis  
• Platte Woods  
• Riverside  
• Weatherby Lake