The role of Youth Services Committees  is to identify the greatest potential threats to children and youth and avert or lessen these dangers; and encourage the availability of facilities and services for these young people.   There are a wide variety of issues that may be addressed by this committee.  Identify those areas that are a priority for your school community by surveying parents, students, talking with counselors, teachers and administrators, and reviewing your school’s improvement plan.

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Elementary Youth Services Ideas

Middle and High School Youth Services Ideas

One of the most popular programs supported by local Youth Services Committees is Red Ribbon Week. Check out RRW  program  ideas

Alcohol is  the #1 drug of choice among children and adolescents, is used by youth 10 times more than all illegal drugs combined and contributes to the top 3 causes of death for youth under 21 each year. This year, ECCC PTA is collaborating with Cobb Alchohol Task Force to educate and arm parents about the dangers of underage and binge drinking.  Georgia PTA had passed a Social Host resolution at its 2009 Convention and our Board of Directors continued that tradition by passing the CATF Social Host Resolution  in December.  Signing  this resolution supports the PTA Mission of speaking on behalf of children/youth, assisting parents in developing skills in protecting their children/youth and encouraging parent involvement. Your PTSA can also pass the Resolution to show your local unit’s support of this issue as well.  There are other ways for stakeholders to Take action now!  Questions? Please contact our Youth Services Chair at youthservices@ecccpta.org

Thanks to you, our PTA & Cobb Alcohol Taskforce Event held in November was a great success! There were 39 attendees from PTSAs, law enforcement and other entities committed to learning about and preventing underage drinking.  The Taskforce collected 19 safe homes agreements and 3 social host resolutions!

Parents Pledge to Take Action to Prevent Underage Drinking at November 16th Workshop Hosted by Cobb Alcohol TaskForce