FREE Family Education Program
The MPNNCSB Prevention Services staff will be offering the Family Education Program in Northumberland County beginning September 15, 2009 and ending December 22, 2009. The Family Education Program is a 15-week course for parents and their children, ages 5-11.
The program is designed to increase family communication, cooperation, closeness, and respect. Parents and children – meeting separately and together – learn to handle feelings, communicate needs, understand each other better, take charge of their own behaviors, feel good about themselves, enjoy each other and have fun. Practical, effective techniques are taught for handling challenging behavior and conflicts.
The group takes place in a supportive and nurturing atmosphere and is free of charge. The program will be held on Tuesday evenings at Northumberland Elementary School, from 6:00 – 8:30pm. Dinner will be provided each night during the 15- week course.
Pre-registration is required, by clicking here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=AvKhYRvYHg5cUnhJtPP8RA_3d_3d
For more information or to pre-register if you do not have internet access, call (804)758-9398 or toll free at 1-888-773-8550.
FREE SafeTALK Suicide Prevention Training 7/9/09
The Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Community Services Board’s Prevention Services Division is offering a FREE SafeTALK Training. SafeTALK is a 3-hour training suicide alertness program that teaches community members to recognize persons with thoughts of suicide and to connect them to suicide intervention resources. SafeTALK will be held on Thursday, July 9, 2009, from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm. at the Glenns Campus of Rappahannock Community College, Room 177, 12745 College Drive, Glenns, VA 23149-2616. This training is free and open to the public. To register click below.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=BZA67B2_2fesgUZ4A2CKRslw_3d_3d
If you are unable to access the link please call 1-888-PREV-550.
Alcohol Prevention Task Force Meeting on Underage Drinking Prevention
Invitation to attend . . .
Alcohol Prevention Task Force MEETING ON
UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: West Point Public Library, 721 Main Street, West Point, VA
If attending: Register here - Click below
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=em_2bd6tzvyF_2b6oaMCs4OIVA_3d_3d
or call/email: Clarence M. Burrell, Jr. 804-843-4643, bigpapa1953@hotmail.com
Ø What are the facts surrounding underage drinking in your community?
Ø How can we change the community norms to decrease acceptability?
Ø Who can support enforcement of underage drinking laws?
This Underage Drinking Prevention Task Force Meeting is part of a national effort to increase understanding and awareness of underage drinking and its consequences, and to encourage individuals, families, and communities to address the problem. This local Meeting will give community members the opportunity to come together to learn more about the new research on underage drinking and its impact on both individuals and the community, and to discuss how their community can implement the recommendations in The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to prevent underage alcohol use.
Since underage drinking is a critical health and safety issue, it is important to involve representatives from the entire community: parents, youth, education, faith-based, substance abuse prevention, other health entities, justice/law enforcement, highway safety, alcohol control, local government, and business. Please join us! Stopalcoholabuse.org
Conducted in partnership with the Rural Virginia United Coalition, Prevention Services Division of the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck CSB, & St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
Rural Virginia United Coalition (RVUC) Boys & Girls Club Task Force
Are you interested in bringing a Boys & Girls Club to your community? Due to a high level of interest of establishing Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck region, the Rural Virginia United Coalition (RVUC) has organized a ‘Boys & Girls Club Task Force’. This committee is open to any individuals or organizations that have a strong desire to assist in the process of opening a Boys & Girls Club in their community. Stop by the Prevention Services office located at 872 General Puller Highway (Rte. 33) in Saluda or call 888-PREV-550 for more information.
The Lancaster County Prevention Alliance has created the Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck. The Board of Directors meets monthly, and if you would like to find out more information about this initiative, please contact board secretary Joan McBride at Joanmcbride10@aol.com.
Boys & Girls Clubs build character through everyday leadership and guidance in behavior and attitude. Trained professional staff provide positive adult mentors and role models. For more information about the Boys & Girls Clubs of America log onto www.bgca.org.
If you are interested in attending a ‘Boys & Girls Club Task Force’ committee meeting in Essex, King & Queen, King William, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, or Westmoreland Counties, please call Lynn Jaeger at 804-758-9398 (toll free 888-PREV-550).
RVUC Resource Library List
The RVUC Resource Library is located on the second floor of the Prevention Services office at 872 General Puller Highway in Saluda. There are hundreds of resources available for community organizations to borrow such as video's, & curriculum. There is also a collection of free parent booklets, professional brochures, and other information. New to the collection are Foundation Directories for researching grant opportunities. Call toll free 1-888-PREV-550 to find out the library hours and come by and browse. E-mail ljaeger@mpnn.state.va.us to request a copy of the RVUC Library list and we will email you a listing of our video's and other resources available. Videos are loaned out for up to two weeks.
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