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Tobacco Prevention, Everyone’s Doing It

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Helping Services

By Tessa Schwake | Tobacco prevention happens on a local, national, and global level. From Youth Leadership Day to World No Tobacco Day, everyone can bring an end to tobacco use.

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High Schoolers are “Threw with Chew”

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Helping Services

By Geri Buelow On Wednesday, February 21, 2013, area high school Youth Tobacco Prevention groups from all over Delaware County let their peers know that smokeless tobacco kills.   Youth Tobacco Prevention is a youth-led, anti-tobacco group,  that has chapters at West … Continue reading →

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Help Board Member, Tom, Win a Chance to Kiss a Rat

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Helping Services

We are excited and impressed with the fourth grade students at St. Patrick School. They are sponsoring the 9th annual Kiss A Rat Contest, calling this year’s the Monumental Mission Minded Marathon. One of our board members, Pastor Tom Buresh, … Continue reading →

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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Helping Services

By Teresa Dehning February is National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month, and it is critical that we take this time to remember that domestic violence is not just a problem for adults. One in three adolescents in the … Continue reading →

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Local Youth Got the Truth Out About Tobacco

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Helping Services

Everyday in the US, 1200 people die  from tobacco use and many are effected by secondhand smoke. The local youth tobacco groups want to bring that number to zero.  So they worked hard to host events in their schools to get … Continue reading →

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2 and 40: The Underlying Problem

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Helping Services

By Belle Hemesath, SODA Vice President 2 and 40. Remember those numbers. They are important. They tell a compelling story.  2 and 40. A few weeks ago, my little brother and I went for a bike ride on our local … Continue reading →

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Starmont High School Fights Youth Tobacco Use

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Helping Services

Starmont High School Fights Youth Tobacco Use Joined National Kick Butts Day Initiative March 21, 2012 The Starmont STUDS (Stopping Tobacco Use Daily at Starmont), a group of students focused on tobacco prevention and awareness, joined thousands of kids across … Continue reading →

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