Tobacco 21 Takes Off In Kankakee County (Daily Journal)
Have you seen us our teens from the Youth Advisory Council in The Journal? READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
Recap: Take-Back Day (April 2018)
A special thank-you to the Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG), Bourbonnais Police Department, Bradley Police Department, Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department, Manteno Police Department, Aroma Park Police Department, and St. Anne’s Police Department, as well as all who brought out medicine on the day of the event. You helped us raise over 1,400 pounds of …
April: Take-Back Day
Join us for Take Back Day! CLICK HERE FOR MAP VIEW Last October, you helped us collect over 1,130 pounds of unwanted and unused prescription drugs, thanks to the coordinated efforts of the Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group and the Pledge for Life Partnership. Read October’s Press Release: http://bit.ly/2zjVXcb (See video in Spanish)
April 2018 – Alcohol Awareness Month
“Changing Attitudes: It’s not a ‘rite of passage.’ ” Statistics from the 2016 Illinois Youth Survey. According to the Illinois Youth Survey results, alcohol is the most used substance of all – more than illicit drugs and misused prescription drugs combined. In the past year, alcohol was consumed by 59% of all 12th graders in …
Youth Advisory Council’s “Dear Future Me” Video Project
Members of the Youth Advisory Council wrote letters to themselves, setting goals for their future. In April, excepts from these letters were published in video form. (CLICK IMAGE ABOVE TO VIEW) FULL LINK: https://www.facebook.com/pflpartnership/videos/1717147455032609/