Nevada County Fair: Coalition Fair Booth: Themed Home Safe Home, our booth, provided information about youth accessing alcohol, prescription drugs, and marijuana at home and we shared resources and ways that families can keep children safe by monitoring and securing sources of access. Volunteers helped to man the booth, sharing prevention resources and asking people to take our survey. Nearly [...]

A new study finds a link between mothers’ belief that it is acceptable to let their children sip alcohol, and their children’s reported alcohol use. The study found one-quarter of mothers of young children believed allowing children to sip an alcoholic drink would likely deter them from drinking in the future. The study of 1,050 [...]

The Nevada Union Miners received an eventful surprise visit from a few retired NFL pros. On Saturday morning, August 11th, 2012, the Nevada Union  Miners football team returned from practice to find a full spread of mini bagels, fresh fruit, refreshments as well as an inspirational pre-season talk by a few of the NFL’s retired [...]

Each school year, thousands of young people are the victims of verbal and physical harassment. Every student should feel safe in school. The Other Side of the Closet by Ed Roy has been touring to Northern California middle and high schools every fall, since 2000 as part of the YouthAware Educational Theatre program with the [...]

Stomp Tobacco Out of Movies! Catch a FREE showing of Home alone at the Del Oro theater this Friday, December 2nd at 3pm. The movie is being shown in an effort to create awareness about the effects of smoking in movies.  Atendees will be asked to STOMP when they see someone smoking in the film.  [...]