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HELP Beat Drugs In Navajo County
The Junior Leadership Academy is a short-term summer program targeted at youth ages 10 to 14 who may be at risk of falling into dangerous behaviors. Through intensive, active, developmental experiences, participants learn: Self-awareness, through social skill and learning style development Choices, decision making and problem solving Team-building, collaboration and networking Goal-setting, lifeskills an career exposure Drug abuse prevention and awareness, including a parent education component Community service, integrating career and life tasks Leadership options focus on personal initiative, responsibility, dependability and follow through for character development Outcomes are measured through the “How I Think” (HIT) attitude inventory, student survey responses and reflective assessment. Opportunities exist for peer mentors—student leaders or prior participants—to act as aides, developing self-confidence, volunteer service and accepting responsibility. The key to Junior Leadership Academy success is strong community collaboration. This requires community buy-in and community partnerships from schools, businesses, faith based partners, law enforcement and other mentors. Dedicated, childoriented instructional staff is essential to Academy success. Project: The Junior Leadership Academy delivers a proven learning environment intentionally addressing the social, emotional and academic needs of todayʼs youth. JLA provides an active learning environment delivering a basic foundation to build selfesteem, develop goal-setting and decision-making skills. With a high ratio of teachers to students, instruction addresses learning styles, academics and life skills. Emphasis is placed on community service and leadership. Envisioned and designed by highly-qualified, professional educators and proven in three prototype summer sessions, JLA is available to share with other educational sites. Funding: Two-week programs were successfully conducted in 2007 & 2008 under a grant from the Arizona Supreme Court Juvenile Crime Reduction program and in 2009 with a grant from the Navajo County Major Crime Apprehension Team. Academy staff volunteer 50% of their services for the Academy,and raise money to fund the remainder of Academy expenses. Outreach: The 2009 Academy had three area teachers in handson training during the program, on a tuition basis. Not only did these teachers gain first-hand experience, tools and program structures to replicate the Academy at their own institution, but their tuition funded the programʼs success Program modules, plans and training were provided. Similar OJT opportunities are available in 2019. On-site training options also exist. Targets: At risk youth ages 10-14, Youth in diversion, Low esteem, withdrawn youth. Outreach: The Academy development team invites area teachers to train for a similar Academy at their site. Professional Team: Dr. Mary Jeanne Munroe, Navajo County School Superintendentʼs Office; Gilbert Alvidrez, MEd, Team Coordinator; David Butterfield, Co-Coordinator; Beth Schimmel, educator. Partners: Navajo County Sheriffʼs Office, Major Crimes Apprehension Team & County Attorneyʼs Office; Navajo County Drug Project; Navajo County Juvenile Probation; Navajo County School Superintendent; Navajo County Superior Court; Blue Ridge Unified School District; Navajo County Courts; Extreme K9 Solutions; Friends of the Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse, Inc.; Friends of CASA, Inc.; Faith Based Community; Area Law Enforcement; Solterra Senior Living Prospectus/2; Love Kitchen.

Friends of the Coalition Launch WeTip, Inc.™
Community Crime Line

WeTip

WeTip, Inc.™ national crime line is now accessible in central Navajo County. The non-profit Friends of the Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse, Inc., through community donations, funds this cost-effective, neutral, third party crime hotline. The toll-free crime line number is (800) 78-CRIME (27463).

Get the full Press Release Here


Learn More about WeTip Here

Your $100 Donation can sponsor an at-risk child to participate in the Service Dog Junior Leadership Academy this Spring.

Click Here to sponsor a child

Service Dog Leadership Academy - SDJLA Program Sponsorship Service Dog Leadership Academy - SDJLA Program Sponsorship
Arizona Attorney General Visits Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard visited with the Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse on August 11, 2008, to discuss issues of mutual concern pertaining to meth, drugs and treatment.
Did you miss our "Into The Light" Event? Watch it Online at
www.ShowLowTV.com!
Head to the Archives section and look for it under "Special Events".
Drugnet Don't forget to listen to DrugNet! The White Mountain's only Radio source for information and help on drugs for the community, businesses, family, friends, addicts and alcoholics who want to know more.
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Navajo County Black Out $10 T-Shirt Purchase
Drug Free Fridays—Wear A “Not Even Once” T-Shirt
Make a community statement by creating “black outs” in work places by all employees/students wearing “Not Even Once” T-shirts on Fridays! Companies can buy or encourage employees to buy & wear T-shirts on Drug Free Fridays—employees can lobby by wearing T-shirts!!
Support Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse
Choose Friends of the Coalition as your United Way donor agency, join the Coalition as a volunteer, join a Coalition committee or make a tax-deductible contribution to The Friends of Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse to support the Coalition’s education and community efforts.
Fund Raising opportunities available for groups who wish to sell T-shirts on our behalf. Earn $2.50/shirt for sales over 50 shirts!! Great for school projects
Tax-deductible proceeds benefit Friends of Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse
(26-0468100) and its Coalition programs that served more than 16,850 county citizens in 2007 & 2008.
According to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, every day, 2,500 kids age 12-17 abuse a prescription painkiller for the first time and more people are getting addicted to prescription drugs. Drug treatment admissions for prescription painkillers increased more than 300 percent from 1995 to 2005. Teens are abusing prescription drugs because many believe the myth that these drugs provide a "safe" high. Especially troubling is that the majority of teens who abuse prescription drugs say they are easy to get and are often free.
Newsweek Article: What Addicts Need
Addiction isn't a weakness; it's an illness. Now vaccines and other new drugs may change the way we treat it.
Hands On - Give-a-Day, Get-a-Disney-day
To participate with us in the "Give a day. Get a day at Disney." program, you must register with the HandsOn Network to be eligible to qualify. Go to handsonnetwork.org for details, to register and for listings of volunteer opportunities in our community, updated as they become available.

Meet Cola, Jessica,
Nila Grace, Peaches,
Riley & Stella
Cola the Anti-Drug Dog Jessica the Anti-Meth Mascot
Nila Grace the Anti-Drug Dog Peaches the Anti-Drug Dog
Riley the Anti-Meth Mascot Stella the Anti-Meth Mascot
Methamphetamine and drug detection dogs. Cola, Jessica, Nila Grace, Peaches, Riley, Stella and other working dogs help in the battle against drugs in Navajo County.

For more information, contact their trainers at:
Extreme K9 Solutions
(928) 587-1719
E-mail: trzrus@frontiernet.net



WeTip

Suicide Prevention Hotline