OUR MISSION:

To help "close the gap" between need and existing resources by raising and distributing funds to give Harford County's troubled youth hope for their future. We seek grants, raise and distribute funds, including personal and corporate donations, to help troubled youth get the help they so desperately need.

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The Close Foundation supports critical programs through fundraising. Funds are urgently needed to help us give at-risk youth a brighter future.

The Foundation relies on the support of people like you to continue funding innovative and effective programs to youth who are most in need.

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Thanks to everyone who joined us at Enotria on February 8th for our fundraiser!

The Facts Are Disturbing

Statistics from the Maryland Adolescent Survey show that Harford County ranks highest in the state for the rate of substance abuse in every category on the survey with the exception of crack. The survey is divided into age groups, drug type, and frequency of use. The frequency of use indicated by those surveyed as “in the past 30 days,” indicates regular substance abuse not just casual use or experimentation. The frightening statistics for regular substance abuse in all age groups surveyed is that these young people are using drugs and alcohol at a significantly higher rate than the rest of the state, including regular abuse of beer/wine coolers, liquor, marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, and inhalants.

The Close Foundation helps troubled youth with nowhere left to turn. These youth find hope through the programs we support, and a chance to change their lives. The Foundation supports programs that assist young people, whether they are trying to overcome substance abuse, are in conflict with the law, or are emotionally troubled and struggling due to other factors such as family issues. These youth would be lost without the help of the Close Foundation.