The Youth Alcohol & Drug Program (YADP) is an effort to reduce alcohol and drug abuse in the Stillwater area. It is working to:
- Provide a Chemical Health Prevention Specialist in schools for direct counseling of at-risk students, for support of their parents and protection of their school environment,
- Develop and fund after-school activities for youth to reduce unstructured, high-risk free time,
- Coordinate mentoring, by adults, for at-risk youth,
- Support a chemical health curriculum in the Stillwater community.
The YADP was originated by Sunrise Rotary Club and introduced through a communitywide meeting. That meeting attracted a dedicated group of parents, teachers, regulatory, agency and business leaders who formed a steering committee which is now carrying the program forward; holding meetings, keeping Stillwater citizens informed and enlisting specialists and consultants, as needed, to round out a long-term program which will benefit the Stillwater area by protecting its youth.
For more information, contact Paul Jennings, Jennings State Bank CEO and YADP chairman, at 651-276-1064 or Sheri Vrieze, HSI chemical health supervisor and YADP secretary, at 651-351-3140. Inquiries are welcome and may be made anonymously, if desired. You may also contact Paul Jennings or Sheri Vrieze by email at yadp@stillwatersunriserotary.org.
Click here for more information on the YADP program or to learn how you can help.
