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 […]
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 […]
Yorktown Heights, NY – Every 15 minutes in America, someone dies in a traffic accident, according to the AAA Foundation. In 2015, 3,477 people were killed as the result of a distracted driver. Fatalities include drivers, passengers, pedestrians, cyclists, and every other kind of road user. In an effort to keep our local roadways safe, […]
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The opioid epidemic is devastating communities across America. According to Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, deaths from opioids have increased 200% between 2010 and 2015 in Westchester. More Americans die from drug overdoses than in car crashes, and this increasing trend is driven by prescription painkillers. In 2012, the Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) and […]