Safe Teens Coalition and Neosho Area Coalition

The Safe Teens Coalition and Neosho Area Coalition are initiatives of the Alliance of Southwest Missouri that seek to promote healthy choices among teens in our community by working together to address issues that directly affect area youth. This is accomplished through educational programs, public awareness campaigns, media outreach, and data collection.

Through a collaborative community effort by individuals and organizations that serve our youth and communities in various capacities, the coalitions serve as a Youth Provider Network.
Some of the local agencies represented on these Coalitions include:

-Community Partnership of the Ozarks
-Joplin Police Department
-Crowder College
-State of Missouri, Division of Youth Services
-KOAM
-Freeman Southwest Family YMCA
-Webb City High School
-Economic Security Corporation
-State Farm Insurance
-House of Hope - Joplin
-The Independent Living Center
-Neosho Schools
-Life Choices
-Missouri Career Center - Voices Youth Program
-Newton County Health Department
-Jasper County Juvenile Office
-State of Missouri, Children's Division
-Family Pharmacy of Neosho
-Jasper County Sheriff's Department
-Missouri State University
-Parks Insurance
-City of Joplin
-Teen Challenge of the Four States
-Joplin Schools
-Various other individual volunteers and youth serving organizations

Some of the local programs that the Safe Teens Coalition has supported include:

-Prescription and over-the-counter Drug Take Back project and installation of  permanent drop boxes
-Neosho Youth Board
-Community education on synthetic drug use
-Town Hall meetings to address underage drinking
-Youth Advisory Summit
-Formation of a regional Youth Leadership Board
-Drug intervention courses
-Safe alternative activities for youth

For more information on how you can get involved, please contact Tammy Blaylock at tblaylock@theallianceofswmo.org or call (417) 782-9899.

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