The Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) is a collaboration within the Yorktown community aimed at providing youth with the information and skills needed to make healthy decisions while emphasizing the need for families to protect and nurture children by getting informed and staying involved. With our grant funding winding down, ASK depends on devoted volunteers […]
Teens face a wide variety of issues today, from pressures at school to bullying to maintaining relationships. The high school years can be especially challenging, because young people are trying to figure out their direction after graduation as well as keep up with their day-to- day routines. The pressure to do well academically, to be cool, to try […]
Transitioning from 8th to 9th grade is probably the most important transition in you and your child’s education. The stakes increase tremendously and many 9th graders really don’t “get it” and find themselves late in the game of 9th grade worrying about how to end the year with a better GPA. START STRONG! Go into […]
This Labor Day weekend, families and friends will be celebrating the end of the summer. Sadly, this festive time has also become a dangerous time for America’s roads, as many drunk drivers get behind the wheel after celebrating. For this reason, Yorktown Police Department (YPD) and the Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK), are partnering with […]
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Throughout New York State, children are being exposed to the harmful effects of secondhand smoke in parks and recreational areas. While some communities have restricted the use of tobacco products in parks, beach and athletic fields; there is still progress to be made. In areas without smokefree laws, patrons are subjected to the carcinogenic chemicals found in secondhand […]
There are many ways to support the Alliance for Safe Kids. 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 […]
For the first time, Macy’s is partnering with the Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) and inviting customers to participate in Macy’s eleventh annual national “Shop For A Cause” charity shopping event, taking place Friday, Aug. 26 through Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. Customers can begin purchasing shopping passes from ASK now. Macy’s “Shop For A Cause” […]
Alliance for Safe Kids is excited to announce a new partnership with Opinions 4 Good (Op4G). Opinions 4 Good is an online market research company that provides funding for non-profits across the country. For each new member joining the online survey community, OP4G will donate to Alliance for Safe Kids. Take online surveys and earn […]
July 12, 2016 – Thirty-three people were hospitalized after an apparent K2 overdose in Brooklyn, police said. What is K2-Spice (or synthetic marijuana)? K2 or Spice is a mixture of herbs, spices or shredded plant material that is typically sprayed with a synthetic compound chemically similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. What does it look […]