Duncan High school youth coalition

OUR MISSION

To empower youth with the tools to develop strategies aimed to reduce and prevent substance abuse among youth in Stephens County.

 

Our Goal:

• Our Coalition’s current goal is to decrease vaping in the high school by 5% by the end of the 2022 school year. 

• Our overarching goal is to reduce substance abuse among youth and provide the community with prevention education and awareness.

• Our members meet on a weekly basis taking actions to reach their goal.

 

2019-2020 Projects in Progress:

• Presenting to the City Council for support to modifying alley loitering city ordinance policy to include community service and fines for kids caught in alleyways vaping, smoking and drinking

• Modifying school policy to include stricter consequences for repeat offenders who are caught vaping, smoking and drinking on our around school property during school hours

• Educating peers on the dangers of vaping

• Visiting elementary schools to speak about prevention

 

FUTURE PROJECTS

• Speaking to Civic, youth, churches and other groups to bring awareness of the challenges in Stephens County

• Fundraising to help purchase vape detectors

• 4/20 Community Event

• Red Ribbon Week Event

• Kick Butts Event

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If you would like to help their efforts, or are a student at Duncan High School interested in joining you can contact Onreka Johnson at ojohnson@wmpn.org or at 580-355-5246 ext. 103.