Video Stories from Reclaiming Futures

When a community helps teens struggling with drugs, alcohol, and crime, some magical things can happen. Here, we've collected a few stories of hope, change, and young people reclaiming their futures.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Promise Story: Reclaiming FuturesReclaiming Futures Reclaiming Futures: Helping kids caught in the cycle of drugs, alcohol and crime »

This seven-minute video, produced by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, shows how Reclaiming Futures works to change the life of a teen in Dayton, OH, to get free of drugs, alcohol, and crime. Watch. »

 

Reclaiming Futures National Video Reclaiming Futures National Video »

Our seven-minute national video, which describes the need for Reclaiming Futures and its focus on "more treatment, better treatment, and beyond treatment." Also gives brief views of the initiative at work in Seattle, WA, Dayton, OH, and the Mountains of Kentucky Watch. »

 

Laura Nissen on Comcast Newsmakers Dr. Laura Nissen on Comcast Newsmakers »

In this four-minute video, Dr. Laura Nissen, the national director of Reclaiming Futures, discussed the initiative and its goals with the program's host. Quote: "We track FedEx packages better than we track these particular kids!" Watch. »

 

Reclaiming Futures Montgomery County, Ohio Reclaiming Futures Montgomery County, Ohio »

For those who want an in-depth look at a Reclaiming Futures site, here's a video on Reclaiming Futures Montgomery County, Ohio. Watch. »

 

 

Reclaiming Futures in the Mountains of KentuckyReclaiming Futures in the Mountains of Kentucky »

An in-depth look at another Reclaiming Futures site: two-part video on Reclaiming Futures in the Mountains of Kentucky. Part 1 » Part 2 ».

 

 

Reclaiming Futures Seattle-King CountyReclaiming Futures Seattle-King County, Washington »

An in-depth look at the Reclaiming Futures Seattle King-County, Washington site. Watch ».