In House Community Service Tuesday, February 13, 2-5pm Tuesday, February 27, 2-5pm Students may come to the Alliance for Safe Kids office to work on various community service projects. Food and drinks will be provided! Let us know you’re coming! Email us with your name, school, grade, cell number and what days you will be volunteering with […]
by Becky Mansfield, Your Modern Family CNN recently interviewed Dr. Jean Twenge, author of iGen and her interview worried me – because I saw the truth that I would be facing in just a few short years. Dr. Twenge started doing research 25 years ago on generational differences, but when 2011 -2012 hit, she […]
In House Community Service Tuesday, January 9, 2-5pm Tuesday, January 23, 2-5pm Students may come to the Alliance for Safe Kids office to work on various community service projects. Food and drinks will be provided! Let us know you’re coming! Email us with your name, school, grade, cell number and what days you will be volunteering with […]
There are many ways to support the Alliance for Safe Kids this holiday season. Please consider participating in the following programs! Amazon Smile: Shopping at Amazon? Make your purchases through smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate .5% of every purchase to ASK! Buy Local. Give Local.: Support ASK when shopping at local retailers! Sign up at www.burbio.com… click “Buy […]
The Alliance for Safe Kids invites all middle and high school students, parents and community members to come together for an evening of education and conversation with experts in the field. Tuesday, December 5, 2017 7 pm – 8 pm French Hill School Building Cafetorium (2051 Baldwin Rd. Yorktown Heights, NY) Learn about health risks […]
How to talk to your teen. Let’s face it—teenagers are curious creatures. As your teenager gets older, he or she may become more curious about alcohol and other drugs. They may turn to you for answers and advice. Even if your teen doesn’t come to you, you should be the one to start the conversation. Since […]
Halloween is a time for making memories, not causing nightmares. This Halloween, the Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK), Yorktown Police Department and State Farm ® are reminding Halloween partiers that Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. Stay safe—and help keep others safe—by refraining from drunk driving. In 2015, there were 55 people killed in drunk-driving-related crashes. […]
DID YOU KNOW? Children of parents who talk to their teens regularly about drugs are 42% less likely to use drugs than those who don’t; yet, only a quarter of teens report having these conversations. The Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) and Hudson River Financial Federal Credit Union invites the community to take a visible […]
The Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) and State Farm ® are joining with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration during National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 15-21) to encourage all parents to talk to their teen drivers about the rules of the road. “Parents have a very strong influence on their teens, even as they grow […]
It is time that we personally ask for your help. In September 2018, the majority of the Alliance for Safe Kids’ (ASK) funding will be expiring and in order to ensure our future in the Yorktown community, we are asking for your generosity and support. Every year since 2006, ASK has been the recipient of […]