The Latest From Healthy Lamoille Valley
Green Up Day 2024!
Organizations, towns, families, and individuals, help raise awareness of substance misuse in our communities when you participate in Green Up Day 2024 on May 4th. Organize a group and help us collect information about our region!
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 27th, from 10:00am – 2:00pm. This is a great opportunity to turn in your unwanted, unused, or expired medications. Find participating Take Back Day sites in Vermont at takebackday.dea.gov. This service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Prevention Celebration
We invite you to join us on May 15th from 12:30PM – 1:30PM at Green Mountain Tech & Career Center for National Prevention Week and celebration of prevention efforts in the Lamoille Valley! We will have snacks and an ice cream sundae party to recognize and share out the many projects that are happening including student projects!
We Are Hiring!
We are looking for a dynamic, youth focused, and thoughtful individual to develop and support youth prevention programs in the region as part of the Drug Free Communities Grant. Vacation time, sick time, and health insurance benefits are included in this position.
Strategies and Tips for Retailers
Healthy Lamoille Valley’s coordinator Jessica Bickford recently got to sit down with a team from Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery with a goal of finding strategies and tips for local retailers who want to help prevent youth access to alcohol and tobacco products while reducing their financial losses. Many thanks to Sergeant Jennifer Czachor, Sergeant Melaine Gaiotti , Investigator Kevin Grealis & Investigator Bojan Brkovic for their time!
Real Conversations: Supporting Youth and Preventing Substance Misuse
Craftsbury Schools and Healthy Lamoille Valley invite the community to an interactive evening of honest conversations about the issue, learning about resources, and finding solutions together. The evening includes a pizza dinner, door prizes, and raffles!
2024 OVX/VKAT Youth State House Rally
Students participated in an OVX/VKAT Youth State House Rally to educate and inform key decision makers and fellow Vermonters about tobacco and nicotine related issues as seen and experienced firsthand.
Askable Adult Workshop at Cambridge Community Center
Healthy Lamoille Valley and Clarina Howard Nichols Center are facilitating a two-part Askable Adult workshop on how to build trusting and affirming relationships between youth and adults on Tuesday, March 12th and 19th 2024 from 5:00-6:30 PM. Please register online by March 10th.
Youth Empowerment Training
On December 7th, Lamoille North Youth Coalition (LNYC) members, Vermont Kids Against Tobacco (VKAT) members from Peoples Academy Middle Level and Allied Health students participated in an empowering workshop led by middle and high school students and adult advisors...