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2nd Permanent Rx Drop Off Site Opens locally!
As of December 21st, we are pleased to announce that the Kmart Prescription & Sharps Disposal site is officially open! We’re so excited to report that together our community is making great progress toward reducing youth access to prescription drugs. In the first 12 months alone, we have collected over 500 pounds of prescription drugs, promoted a media campaign, provided community-wide education and opened two collection sites!
Special Thanks to The Union, Jeff Klus Construction, the Real Graphic Source, Rex Marks and the Grass Valley Police Dept., Daria Kent and Nevada County Recycles, Bob Meier and KMart, for all there help getting the KMart Prescription & Sharps Disposal site up and running.
Tonya Clark from Superior Courts Alternative Programs, Ed Thomas from the Grass Valley Police Department, and Daria Kent from Nevada County Recycles, at the collection booth for the Community Health Fair on October 28th at the Sierra Presbyterian Church
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Overtime
Thanks to the collaborative efforts of members of the faith sector, the schools, steering committee members, local businesses, service clubs and NEO, a new Friday night safe haven for Nevada County youth opens.
When: January 8th, 2010
Time: 8:00 - 11:30
Location: Park Avenue Alternative School
Who: All Nevada County students grade 6-12
Pastor Randy Fields of New Covenant Baptist Church spearheads this program organizing a team of volunteers for each night. Overtime will offer a wide variety of activities such as video games, movies, live music and door prizes to name a few. If you would like to volunteer at Overtime or if you’d like more information, contact Randy Fields.
If you have any of the following items and wish to donate them to Overtime, please contact us.
2 - Nintendo Wii
2 - Playstation 2
2 - X Box
3 - 4 games for each gaming system
1 - Portable Stereo System
10 - Plastic storage tubs
20 - Broomball brooms
6 - Walkie talkies
16 - Sports cones
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January Events & Meetings
Jan 2nd - NEO Concert
Location: Center for the Arts
314 Main St., Grass Valley
Time: 7:00
**For more information go to http://www.myspace.com/ncneo
Jan 8th - Overtime Begins!
Location: Park Avenue Alternative School
140 Park Avenue, Grass Valley
Time:8:00pm - 11:30pm
Jan 13th - Steering Committee Meeting
**With special guests from CADFY, Community Alliance for a Drug Free Youth, and the White House Drug Policy Office
Location: Grass Valley United Methodist Church
236 South Church Street, Grass Valley
Time: 3:00 - 5:00
Jan 19th - 40 Assets Workshop
Location: Superintendent of School's Office
112 Nevada City Highway, Nevada City
Time: 4:00 - 5:30
Jan 24th - Champions for Mentoring
Location: Holiday Inn
121 Bank Street, Grass Valley
Time: 1:00 - 3:30
Jan 26th - Gather the Women Mother's Circle
Location: Aikido'ka
142 East McKnight Way, Grass Valley
Time: 7:00pm
**For more info, contact Rachelle at rachelle@joinaikido.com
 Monthly Asset Tip
Asset 11: Family Boundaries
Clear, Concise, Consistent Boundaries
Research shows that young people are more likely to engage in positive behaviors and attitudes—and less likely to practice high-risk behaviors—if their families set clear rules and consequences and monitor the young people’s whereabouts.
To learn more about this and other assets, and how you can start using them with your family, read more HERE.
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Back to DC!
As you all know, last year representatives from the Coalition traveled back east to Washington DC for the yearly CADCA conference. Each year we’ve returned from the conference with valuable tools to implement strategies to reduce youth substance abuse. Programs such as the SBIRT (Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) training and the Prescrption Drug Campaign both stemmed from workshops at last year's conference. The youth coordinators also learned tools that help them as prevention leaders and peer advocates. We are planning on doing it again this February, bringing three new youth coordinators, and look forward to coming back with even more valuable tools to benefit our great community!
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Marijuana use rises among high school students as cigarette use declines
A recent study shows that high school students around the country are using marijuana more this year than past years. Along with the increase in use is a decrease in the perceived harm in recreational usage of the drug. However, also down from last year is the use of illicit drugs by high school kids. The study goes on to show that cigarette smoking among teens is at an all time low, which some experts speculate could be attributed to a possible rise in smokeless tobacco use. For more information on this study and other studies involving our youth, click on the headline above or check out these great sites!
www.monitoringthefuture.org/
www.jointogether.org/
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