A Carbon County organization is helping area children.

Last week, Terry Whiteman of the Carbon County Central Labor Chapter announced Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield grant recipients at the commissioners meeting.The $1,000 youth prevention education grant was split between the Summit Hill Heritage Center and the Weatherly School District.Deb Ranck of the Summit Hill Heritage Center, said that the $300 her organization received was used in May during Panther Valley’s annual Health Fair.During the fair, the center distributed fliers about its upcoming summer food service program for school children; as well as bookmarks and organic gummies. The money covered the cost of these items.“We’re very thankful for Highmark to pay for these things,” Ranck said.Rebekah McFadden, a nurse in the Weatherly School District, said that the $700 will be used to target sixth through eighth grades in the district through a new drug and alcohol prevention program called “Too Good For Drugs.”The program, which will target approximately 140 middle school students, will be implemented through a partnership with Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug and Alcohol Commission during the 2017-2018 school year.“We’re always happy to get money into our school for education,” she said.Whiteman said the youth grant is a pilot program in Carbon County that aims for early prevention programs to help students.