PRIDE Youth Programs

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PRIDE Youth Programs

• Kaukaunas PRIDE Teams

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PRIDE Youth Programs

• What is it?
• PRIDE (Parents Resource Institute for Drug
  Education) has earned an international reputation
  for excellence and reliability as a provider of
  prevention services in the area of alcohol and
  other drugs.

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PRIDE Youth Programs

• Founded in 1977 by Thomas J Gleaton, Jr., Ed.D.
  and Marsha Keith Schuchard, Ph. D., PRIDE began
  as a parents organization and went on to expand
  its base to serve youth. The organization has
  evolved into what is now know as PRIDE Youth
  Programs.

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Building a Safe and Drug-Free World, One Child at
a Time

• Members pledge to be drug-free and deliver a
  strong no-use message to their peers and
  community.

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Four philosophies of PRIDE Youth Programs

• Community Outreach Performances
• Drug Education
• Personal and Team development
• Community Service

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Community Outreach Performances

• Song, dance and skits are used to provide an
  assertive drug-free message.

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Drug Education

• Drug prevention education

So we can be Youth Leading the Way
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Personal and Team development

• Team building
• Fun drug-free activities
• State and national conferences

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Community Service
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Kaukaunas PRIDE Teams

• Kaukaunas Americas PRIDE Team
• Kaukaunas Club PRIDE Team
• Kaukaunas PRIDE Pals Team

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Kaukaunas High School PRIDE Team

• Kaukaunas PRIDE Team was trained in October,
  1995. We have performed for schools, civic and
  religious organizations and state wide Counselor,
  Health and AODA Conferences. At present we have
  39 members. Some of our team members are on the
  Wisconsin State PRIDE Team. One of our members
  became a National Trainer, and is now employed at
  the national office as the International Trainer.
  We have helped to train our Club PRIDE Team of
  100 members, and our PRIDE pals with 25 members.

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Kaukaunas Club PRIDE

• Our Middle school program started in 1998. It
  meets during homeroom time daily. Its focus is
  drug and violence prevention education, and
  learning and practicing positive peer power. At
  present we have 80 members.

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Kaukaunas PRIDE Pals

• 4th and 5th grade PRIDE Pals began in 1999. These
  25 members learn dances and puppet shows to help
  younger classes make healthy choices

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Kaukaunas Safe and Drug-Free Youth
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Contact us at
Kaukaunas PRIDE Team River View Middle
School 101 Oak St. Kaukauna, Wi.
54130 920-766-6111, ext. 215 Fax
920-766-6109 e-mail - mcbridej_at_kaukauna.k12.wi.us
OR PRIDE Youth Programs 4684 S.
Evergreen Newaygo, Michigan 49337 800-668-9277 231
-652-4400 231-652-2461(f) pridemi_at_ncats.net