youth court

Students Get Ready to Prosecute Youth Crimes in Yorktown

On Wednesday, February 10th, 28 students will graduate from the Alliance for Safe Kids’ Youth Court program. After having learned about the various aspects of the law over the last six weeks, they will soon take on real-life court cases prosecuting other teens at the Yorktown Justice Court. “After many sessions of training in confidentiality, […]

Local Open Casting Call – Thursday 2/11

*TITLE OF PRODUCTION: House Party PSA *TYPE OF PRODUCTION: Video *COMPANY: Alliance for Safe Kids – 2051 Baldwin Road – Yorktown Heights – Suite 112 *PRODUCTION PERSONNEL: Contact: David Levin and Abby Tinari – 914-736-1450 abby@allianceforsafekids.org *PRODUCTION DESCRIPTION: Public Service Announcement (PSA): Teen house-party / mock documentary *COMPENSATION & UNION STATUS: Non-Union – Meals included. Non-paying. *Roles: Teenagers, Male & Female […]

Super Bowl LI

Know Your Role this Super Bowl

Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk Are You Drinking? If so, don’t drive. Follow these tips to have fun, stay alive, and avoid getting pulled over or crashing your vehicle on game day. Before Super Bowl Sunday, make a game plan that includes a sober driver – someone who will not be drinking at all. […]

Open Casting Call for PSA!!

LOCAL OPEN CASTING CALL for National Public Service Announcement *TITLE OF PRODUCTION: House Party PSA *TYPE OF PRODUCTION: Video *COMPANY: Alliance for Safe Kids – 2051 Baldwin Road – Yorktown Heights – Suite 112 *PRODUCTION PERSONNEL: Contact: David Levin and Abby Tinari – 914-736-1450 davidlevin@aol.com – abby@allianceforsafekids.org *PRODUCTION DESCRIPTION: Public Service Announcement (PSA), Teen house-party / mock documentary *COMPENSATION & UNION […]

Save A Life Presents Kevin Hines, Keynote Speaker

Save A Life is a program designed by the Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) to inform and empower high school students and adults to become community allies and first responders to support teens and families in crisis. Save A Life is one of ASK’s leading programs which has directly touched the lives of over 1,000 community […]

Family Activity Ideas for 2016

Check out 10 new and fun activities you can try with your family to help you stay connected to your teens: Create a vision board with your kids. What are your child’s goals this year? Cut out pictures from old magazines and print out inspiring quotes that represent what your child wants to achieve over […]

What is Hookah?

According to the American Lung Association, hookah is a water pipe used to smoke a kind of tobacco called shisha. Shisha comes in dif­ferent flavors and is also called nar-ghile, argileh, shisha, hubble-bubble, and goza. Hookah use be­gan centuries ago in ancient Persia and India. Today, hookah cafés are gaining in popularity around the world, […]

Join the Ranks of Your Friends & Neighbors!

Join the ranks of your friends and neighbors by giving a gift to support the Alliance for Safe Kids. All donations made by 11:59pm on December 31, 2015 will be matched – dollar-for-dollar! Please know that, regardless of the amount you choose to give, your gift supports an organization that works directly in the community where you live […]

What should parents know about Twitter?

You probably know about Twitter — the microblogging service that features 140-character “tweets” — but you may not realize how much of a staple it is in teens’ social media lives. According to the Pew Research Center’s Teens, Social Media & Technology Report, 33 percent of all American teens use Twitter and average 95 followers […]