The Red Ribbon Campaign® is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation reaching millions of young people during Red Ribbon Week®, October 23-October 31 each year. Visit http://redribbon.org/ for more information, to take the pledge, or for ideas on Red Ribbon activities.
This year’s billboard contest winners (pictured above) were from Bishop McNamara Catholic School! The contest is held annually for 5th and 6th graders to encourage students to choose “Wise Highs… Choices You Can Live With.” Watch for the winning billboards which will appear in various locations throughout Kankakee and Iroquois counties in September. The Iroquois-Kankakee Regional Office of …
Harold Award Winner! Dr. John Palan, Grant Park School District superintendent was announced to be this year’s Pledge for Life Partnership Harold Award winner. This award is given to an outstanding individual who has dedicated their time and talents towards furthering the Pledge for Life Partnership’s (PfL) mission. Palan began his career as a teacher …
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Join our local online portal to learn the latest news about exciting ways our community is healing trauma and building resiliency, by visiting: www.bit.ly/KICARES and clicking Join Now. The Pledge for Life Partnership is publicly recognizing organizations that are making progress towards completing the 11 milestones of a trauma-informed organization and are having trauma-informed trainings. …
((Scroll down to discover events & resources)) National Prevention Week (NPW) is an annual week-long observance—created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—that serves to increase public awareness and promote action by individuals, organizations, and communities around mental and/or substance use disorders. (For more information on National Prevention Week, visit: www.samhsa.gov/prevention-week) Discover more about these …