Jan-Feb Falcon Flyer 2012 - Pennsbury School District

“Building a Community that Cares for our Youth”
The Pennsbury LYFT prevention coalition has coordinated a comprehensive community network in prevention education to
reduce anti-social behaviors such as Substance Abuse (ATOD: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs); Violence & Bullying
(including Cyber Bullying which can lead to Suicide); Delinquency; School Drop-Out; and Teen Pregnancy, through
some of the following outreach programs, events and activities:
▪Anti-Bullying/Cyber Bullying presentations for Parents, Teachers, Youth & Community members
▪Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County’s School-Based Mentor programs
▪Challenge Day (Anti-bullying program- Pennsbury High School & Charles Boehm Middle School)
▪Community festivals/events (Community Pride Day/Falls Twp Family Festival/Harvest Day)
▪Creating Lasting Family Connections Program (Family enhancement & communication with teens)
▪DARE programs/activities (Elementary & Middle School levels)
▪Guiding Good Choices (Family enhancement & communication with teens)
▪Heads Up (law enforcement presentation attacking drug problems in our communities)
▪Images of Alcohol (Driver’s Ed. Underage Drinking and Driving program)
▪LYFT Awareness Teen Advisory Group (for youth grades 6 th – 12 th )
▪Pennsylvania Youth Survey {PAYS} (youth self assessment tool -every two years)
▪Parent Survey (parental assessment questionnaire - Fall 2011)
▪PTO & Parent programs/presentations (various subjects of concern, incl.: Alcohol, Rx Drugs, Bullying, etc)
▪Trained specialists/Special guests for students/parents/community Prevention Education presentations
▪Town Hall Meetings (Substance use TRENDS & Pennsbury Community DATA; Guest Speakers)
▪Underage Drinking Task Force (Law enforcement, juvenile justice committee & schools)
▪What’s my SPF? (Parent involvement & media campaign for prevention education)
▪Z Period (after-school recreational activities club for middle school students)
As a community partner, it is our duty to provide these educational presentations/workshops brought to parents, teachers,
students, to enhance community awareness of the dangers and teach decision making skills to our youth. Comprehensive
strategies have been developed that reduce risk factors that increase the potential for substance abuse and promote the
positive resiliency factors that minimize the possibility abuse. Our goal is to help families make healthy
decisions…together. As a family we need your commitment to keep our youth and community safe. Your input,
support, thoughts and resources are important to us and are always welcome.
Join our LYFT Awareness Teen Advisory Group made up of youth in grades 6 th – 12 th who reside or attend schools located
in the Pennsbury district. Learn life skills through trainings, attend Leadership Conferences, peer to peer networking
opportunities, Community Service projects, and most importantly – making more friends in a safe and healthy environment.
Meetings: Second Monday of every month, 7:00pm at McCaffrey’s market.
To learn more about our projects, presentations, event schedules, and meeting times, please
call or email Lizette Morales-Chomicki, Project Coordinator at (215) 949-1660, ext. 104
lyft@uwbucks.org Please visit our website www.pennsburylyft.org
The Pennsbury LYFT (Lower Makefield Township, Yardley, Falls Township, Tullytown) coalition is funded as part of a U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health & Services Administration –Drug Free Communities grant and
beneficiary of the SPF-SIG grant through the Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission & The Council. The United Way of Bucks
County and the Pennsbury School District provide support and act as fiscal agents for the LYFT project.
"It’s easier to build healthy children than to repair broken adults" ~ Frederick Douglas
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