FOUNTAIN HILLS YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREV COALITION

Sends coalition members to the annual CADCA Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. to learn about best practices in prevention, emerging drug trends, and to build partnerships, and has graduated from the National Coalition Academy conducted by CADCA.

Delivers educational experiences at town events, community expos, and through specific initiatives like "Protect Our Game" to inform students, parents, and coaches about the dangers of substance abuse, including impaired driving, vaping, marijuana, opioids, and prescription drugs, and promote prevention strategies.

Delivers educational experiences at community events and schools, including town-sponsored teen events, the Back to School Bash, and the "Fountain Hills Cares" series, to educate students and parents on the dangers of impaired driving, vaping, stress, prescription drug abuse, and other substance misuse, while promoting prevention strategies and sober choices.

Hosts an Educational Health Fair for students, parents, grandparents, and guardians, featuring over a dozen organizations and agencies to provide information and resources on substance abuse prevention.

Graduates from the National Coalition Academy conducted by CADCA and sends coalition members to the annual CADCA Leadership Conference to learn best practices, emerging drug trends, and build partnerships in prevention.

Hosts a Senior Internship Program that provides interns with knowledge and skills in youth substance abuse prevention, community outreach, and program development, while also increasing the Coalition's capacity and involving interns in program delivery and development.

Operates the "Protect Our Game" initiative to prevent underage substance misuse by sharing scientific insights with athletes, coaches, and parents in schools and sports leagues, focusing on how substances affect athletic performance.

Organizes Red Ribbon Week, a week-long awareness campaign for students in Fountain Hills to learn about staying drug and alcohol free, which includes activities such as spirit week, an awareness walk, pledging, door decorating, tulip planting, an Educational Health Fair, and a PSA video contest for high school students.

Sponsors the "Above That" poster contest for middle schoolers, organizes Red Ribbon Week activities including a PSA video contest, awareness walks, pledge walls, door decorating, and tulip planting, and engages preschoolers in drug-free messaging.

Sponsors the "Above That" poster contest for middle schoolers, encouraging them to create social media messages refusing the influence of alcohol or harmful substances, and has sponsored it for the last 11 years.

Implements the Falcon PROMise Pledge initiative at Fountain Hills High School, which includes financial support for student government, hosting speakers, creating a permanent pledge sign and wall, and raising awareness about making healthy choices.

Implements the Falcon PROMise Pledge initiative at Fountain Hills High School, which includes financial support, hosting speakers, creating a permanent pledge sign and wall, and encouraging students to make healthy choices regarding substance use.

Provides free and discreet drug testing kits to Fountain Hills parents through various pick-up locations including schools, fire stations, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, and Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Education Dept.

Provides free and discreet drug testing kits to Fountain Hills parents through various pick-up locations including schools, fire stations, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, and Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Education Dept.

Organizes and participates in prescription drug take-back events twice a year with local law enforcement and the DEA, and provides a permanent dropbox in the Town Hall lobby for safe disposal of unwanted medications, to prevent abuse.

Organizes and participates in prescription drug take-back events twice a year with local law enforcement and the DEA, and provides a permanent dropbox in the Town Hall lobby for safe disposal of unwanted medications to prevent abuse.

Hosts a Senior Internship Program that provides high school students with knowledge and skills in substance abuse prevention, community outreach, and program development, and involves interns in educational activities like Red Ribbon Week and administering the CATCH My Breath Vape Prevention Curriculum.