Safe Kids
The mission of the Jasper/Newton County SAFE KIDS Coalition is to reduce the number of childhood injuries through injury prevention, educational programs, public awareness campaigns, safety product distribution, media outreach, and local injury data collection.
www.safekids.org
Safe Kids area events:
Tween Passenger Safety
Child Safety Seats
In and Around Car Safety
International Walk to School Day
Bike Rodeos
Fire Safety
Pedestrian and Bike Safety
Safe Teens
The mission of the Safe Teens Coalition, also known as the Joplin Area Coalition, is to address issues that directly affect area teens through educational programs, public awareness campaigns, media outreach and data collection.
Safe Teen area events:
Fifth Quarter Teen Event at The Bridge
Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking
Underage Drinking prevention program at Carousel Park
Prescription & Over the Counter Drug Take Back
"Help us keep these drugs out of the hands of teens"
- Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Twice A Year -
Next Drug Take Back scheduled for October 29, 2011
Locations: Please check out our webpage for an update of all locations as they are confirmed! Thank you!
Helpful links to underage drinking prevention tips:
http://family.samhsa.gov/set/prosecuting.aspx
http://www.drugfree.org/Parent/Home/
SAFE TEENS PLEDGE SHEET CLICK HERE!
Drug Free Communities
Drug Free Communities goals are to:
- Reduce substance abuse among youth and over time, amoung adults by addressing the factors in a community that increases the risks of substance abuse and promoting the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize risk of substance abuse
- Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, private non-profit agencies, and Federal and State governmens to support the efforts of community coalitions to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth.
- Provide support, education, and resources to impact family domain by reducing family management problems and conflict
Drug Free Communities events :
Festival of Friends
Mudstock
Shattered Dreams
Teen Scene - www.myspace.com/teenscenectown
Full Potential Initiative
Help support this initiative by dropping off new or gently used sports equipment at one of our participating locations. Watch the following video or download our information cards for more details.
Full Potential Information card_Front
Full Potential Information card_Back
Click here for the
Statement from White House Drug Policy Director on Synthetic Stimulants, a.k.a "Bath Salts"
Alcohol Only Training Brochure
Project CARE
Collaboration and Resources for Empowerment
Project CARE is a child abuse and neglect prevention project funded by Children’s Trust Fund. We are a partnership of public and private agencies, organizations, businesses, churches, faith-based organizations, and other entities that have united to help stem the tide of child abuse and neglect in our communities in Jasper and Newton Counties. We do this by facilitating services collaboratively to families who are experiencing significant stressors that can put them at risk for becoming abusive or neglectful.
Currently we have a Provider Network made up of agencies, schools, churches and organizations that provide services to families. Family support teams help shepherd families as they interface with the various agencies to get their need met. In addition to family-specific services, Project CARE also aims to strengthen families through parenting classes, parenting support groups, and home visits.
Project CARE utilizes a strength-based approach in assessing and serving families. It is our intention that families become more self-sufficient as they go through this program. What can you do to help prevent child abuse and neglect in your community?
· Get involved!
· Educate yourself about the signs and symptoms of child abuse/neglect
· Become a part of our Provider Network
· Stand up and say “Not in my community. Enough is enough!”
Links: www.ctf4kids.org and www.missourikidsfirst.org