Marquette, MI - Project W.E.A.V.E.

Reclaiming Futures Project W.E.A.V.E. based in Marquette, Michigan was one of 10 original projects funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help teens in trouble with drugs, alcohol and crime. We partnered with the courts, treatment facilities, detention centers and community to meet to bring about this change. W.E.A.V.E. stands for Willingness to Explore Approaches that Validate and Embrace youth.

At Reclaiming Futures Project W.E.A.V.E., we worked to improve the quality of alcohol and drug treatment services available to youth in our justice system in the following ways:

• Screened and assessed teens in the system suspected of alcohol and drug abuse
• Developed a full continuum of treatment options for youth including day treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, plus co-occurring and aftercare services
• Issued a juvenile justice report card to the community showing outcomes for youth who encounter their system
• Used a Youth Advisory Council to ensure the youth voice is heard in creating a functional system
• Worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters to provide mentoring opportunities and other local organizations to provide pro-social activities for youth

Our partners were:
Bell Behavioral Health Services
Cedar Tree Institute
Child and Family Services of the U.P.
Hyde and Swajanen P.C.
Marquette Area Public Schools
Marquette City Police Department
Marquette County Family Independence Agency
Great Lakes Recovery Centers
Marquette County Circuit Court
Marquette County Court Family Division
Marquette County Prosecutors
Marquette County Sheriff’s Department
Marquette General Health Systems
Michigan Protection & Advocacy
Pathways Community Mental Health
Gwinn Area Public Schools
Eastern U.P. Substance Abuse Services

Reclaiming Futures Project W.E.A.V.E. Newsletters
Winter 2007
Summer 2006

Contact: The Honorable Michael Anderegg
Address: Marquette County Probate Court
234 W Baraga
Marquette, MI 49855
Phone: 906-225-8300
Email: manderegg@mqtcty.org