Raising Awareness of Drug Abuse through Red Ribbon Week Enrique (Kiki) Camarena’s death created a worldwide rallying cry against drug abuse. Kidnapped, tortured, and brutally murdered by Mexican drug traffickers in 1985, Kiki’s death mobilized the public and raised awareness of drug use and prevention. The meaning of his sacrifice continues to galvanize communities through Red Ribbon […]
Yorktown Fall Festival & Street Fair: Sunday, October 7, 10am-5:30pm Volunteer at the ASK table for an hour or all day at this great community event. Any help you can provide would be great! In House Community Service: Tuesday, October 16, 2:30-5pm Students may come to the ASK office to work on various community service […]
Senator Schumer has proposed a bill to “de-schedule” marijuana, which would fully legalize and commercialize the drug with no restrictions on potency or packaging. That is very different from the way he had advertised his proposal, as decriminalizing. Learn more.
Parents play a major role in their children’s choices about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. In a National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University survey to parents and teens, one-third of teen partygoers have been to parties (prom and graduation included) where teens were drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana, or using cocaine, ecstasy […]
In House Community Service: Tuesday, April 10, 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! In House Community Service: Tuesday, April 24, 2-5pm Students may come to the Alliance for Safe Kids office to work on various community service projects. Food […]
The Examiner, By Anna Young The Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) held its eighth annual Save a Life community forum Sunday afternoon at Lakeland High School, bringing the community together to strengthen the safety net supporting today’s youth. During the three-hour event, parents and students from the Yorktown, Lakeland, Walter Panas, Briarcliff, Peekskill and Mahopac […]
Stress & Anxiety Workshop In this experiential workshop, students will be empowered to take control of their own health and wellness by understanding the connection between mind, body, and spirit, and learning practical ways to nurture this connection. Students will learn how to use yoga both as a philosophy and a practice for managing the […]
The Alliance for Safe Kids, Inc. (ASK) will be hosting their Eighth Annual Save A Life Forum on Sunday, March 18th from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Lakeland High School located at 1349 East Main Street, Shrub Oak, New York 10588. Save A Life is a program designed to inform and empower high school students […]
Forty two students were honored Wednesday, February 28 as graduates of the Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) Youth Court Class of 2018. “The students brought their enthusiasm and attention to a rigorous training program,” said Nancy Levin, Director of Youth Court. “I am so very proud of the work they did: learning public speaking; perfecting […]