Programs

Preventionfocus, Inc. divides its programs into three departments that target specific audiences:

Womanfocus

Womanfocus was founded in 1979 and serves the needs of women and adolescent girls.

Life Skills Workshop Series – Multi-session format allows for in-depth exploration of the following topics:

Media Literacy
Anger Management
Self-esteem
Healthy Relationships
Bold & Balanced (Assertiveness)
Women’s Walk & Talk (Health & Fitness)

Single Session Presentations

Sober Minds, Healthy Choices (Alcohol)
Smoke & Shadows (Tobacco)

Supper Club – Adolescent girls attend three-hour sessions that meet weekly for ten consecutive weeks. While learning to cook together, the following topics are covered:

Alcohol & other drugs
Setting & reaching goals
Budgeting
Nutrition & healthy living
Peaceful conflict resolution
Volunteerism

Special Events

Mother Daughter Escape (celebration of art & culture)
National Family Day (day to eat dinner with children)

Prevention Is Primary

Prevention Is Primary was founded in 1981 to provide skills and information to children from kindergarten through sixth grade and the adults that care about them.

Life Skills Program – This eight-week curriculum provides age-appropriate information to help children learn to make healthy and safe choices. Topics include:

Alcohol and drug information
Decision-making
Peer pressure resistance
Communication
Conflict resolution
Character
Self-esteem
Healthy alternatives

Follow Through Program – This four-week component is offered in addition to the standard curriculum to students in need of more information in a small group setting. It is coordinated with school counselors and meets the needs of students determined to be at a higher risk for substance abuse.

PIP Partners - This program is for selected fifth grade students who have previously participated in PIP instruction. These students are given the opportunity to serve as peer educators in the fourth grade classrooms, providing the younger students with a positive role model, and in turn strengthening their own self-image.

Teacher In-service Training

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Nurturing Resiliency
Children of Addiction
Advertising & Substance Abuse
Addiction & Drug Facts

Teenfocus

Teenfocus was founded in 1988 to meet the needs of students in grades 7-12.

Classroom Services

SAMHSA Model Program “Toward No Tobacco Use”
SAMHSA Model Program “Toward No Drug Use”
Teens Addressing Gambling Program
Life Skills workshops

Advantage After School Program – Juvenile delinquency occurs most often between the hours of 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. when young people are too often left without adult supervision. During those hours, Preventionfocus provides after school programming to give students a safe place to be where they have access to:

Homework help
Tutorial assistance
College/career exploration
Healthy snacks
Opportunities to explore art, cooking, music, computers, literature, physical fitness

Community Programs