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Join Youth Leadership Institute! Newton , NJ – Ever feel like there’s no one around who shares your drug- and alcohol-free lifestyle? Well maybe you just haven’t known where to look! Youth Leadership Institute (Drug Education For Youth) is an extraordinary group of 8th to 12th graders from all over Sussex County who choose to be substance-free. Members meet once a month to talk about drug-related issues and plan events to raise awareness in the county, including town hall meetings, public service announcements, and interactive presentations at middle schools. Want to get involved? Call 973-383-4787 and ask for Courtney. Youth Leadership Institute Calendar Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 6:00 - 7:30 PM, Youth Leadership Institute Youth Group meeting, CFPC 3rd floor Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 6:00 - 7:30 PM, Youth Leadership Institute Youth Group meeting, CFPC 3rd floor	What is Youth Leadership Institute? Youth Leadership Institute is an awesome group of unique individuals that have joined together to share ideas of living a healthy and drug-free lifestyle. Youth Leadership Institute consists of about forty youth from Sussex County high schools and is a part of the Sussex County Coalition for Healthy and Safe Families. Youth Leadership Institute meets monthly to discuss any concerns or issues they may have regarding substance abuse and violence. Members hear from various individuals and families who have been affected by substance abuse. In their efforts to raise awareness of substance abuse and violence in our county the youth volunteer at many community events. Youth Leadership Institute has created an exciting presentation called “Straight Talk w/ Youth Leadership Institute”. “Straight Talk” is an interactive game show that Youth Leadership Institute youth present in a fun and educational format to 7^th and 8^th grade middle school students. Youth Leadership Institute members break the audience into teams to learn new facts and answer different questions about various drugs. As a part of the presentation, Youth Leadership Institute also performs a refusal skills skit. This skit allows middle school students to become aware of the challenges of peer pressure and substance abuse they may face in high school, and how they can say “no”. This is a great opportunity for middle school youth to ask questions to their older peers.
Drug Education for Youth (Youth Leadership Institute) Members "Take It Back!" "Take it Back" Town Hall Meeting...Youth Leadership Institute members with Becky Carlson and Freeholder Vetrano Youth Leadership Institute Panel at "Take it Back" Town Hall Meeting Youth Leadership Institute's Jill Browne "Take it Back" Speaker "Take it Back" Town Hall Meeting Panel "Take it Back" Town Hall Meeting Speaker Kristin Woodbury	Drug Education for Youth (Youth Leadership Institute) Members "Take It Back!" Did you know that each day in the US, more than 5,400 kids under the age of 16 take their first drink…or that, each year, more than 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault…or that alcohol kills more kids under the age of 21 than all illegal drugs combined??? Youth Leadership Institute thinks it's time to "Take It Back!" Youth Leadership Institute, a teen program of The Center for Prevention's Coalition for Healthy and Safe Families, has adopted the "Take It Back" movement. They are working to create change concerning underage drinking. Youth Leadership Institute members disseminated surveys to adults and peers in our community and have tallied the results in hopes of raising public awareness by comparing what adults think is going on versus what adolescents are really experiencing. Do people really believe underage drinking isn't an issue or common occurrence with teenagers? Are alcohol companies and the media contributing to adolescent use? The culmination of these efforts was presented at a Town Hall Meeting on March 5, 2008 in Newton. For the first time ever, the "Take It Back" movement called together more than 350 youth groups from 49 states to simultaneously hold youth-led community briefings as a means to call attention to alcohol as the single most important health issue facing young people today. Youth Leadership Institute uncovered the truth about underage drinking in Sussex County!
Youth Leadership Institute Videos Youth Leadership Institute - video...Prom Night Youth Leadership Institute - video...Not Everyone Does it! "When alcohol comes your way, what will you say?" Click on Youth Leadership Institute Video Clip to see video Straight Talk with Youth Leadership Institute video...Click here to see video	Youth Leadership Institute Activities Youth Leadership Institute members get to know each other and share a smile while creating "snowman sculptures". Youth Leadership Institute members at Summer Blow Out Party at the YMCA...Youth Leadership Institute members are playing the Rooster in the hen house game.
Youth Leadership Institute members work with children at the fall festival.	Straight Talk with Youth Leadership Institute.
Youth Leadership Institute Members create Public Service Announcement Our Youth Leadership Institute Members "dressed up" for the "prom".	Strauss newspapers published this article on April 14th. Congratulations Youth Leadership Institute!
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