[Prevention] Prevention News and Funding

[Goodwin, Jacinda]

Dear Prevention Colleagues,

     Below is the substance abuse prevention funding and news.  The
source of this information is noted in each section.  Please follow up
with contact information found associated with each article or go to the
sites listed below.  If you wish to post information that you believe
would be pertinent to your prevention colleagues please forward that
information to me at Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov for review and possible
posting.

 

     Search the Maine Prevention Calendar for upcoming trainings,
conferences, and workshops (you can also submit statewide and regional
events for posting):  www.mainepreventioncalendar.org

 

 

MADD and State Farm Team for Service Learning Projects

http://www.jointogether.org/news/funding/opportunities/2009/madd-and-sta
te-farm-team-for.html

April 2, 2009 

Funding Opportunity

Fifteen grants of up to $1,000 each will be awarded to service-learning
projects focused on underage drinking prevention and vehicle safety, via
a partnership between the State Farm insurance company and Mothers
Against Drunk Driving.

Grants will go to teachers, school service-learning coordinators and
community-based organizations that facilitate projects involving youths
ages 5-25.

Applications for the Good Decisions program are due April 20. For more
information, see the Protecting You/Protecting Me website,
<http://www.pypm.org/grants/>  a joint project of State Farm and MADD.

 

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