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KNOW HOW TO SAY NO WAY™
One critical element to halting the spread of drugs within our community is to halt the demand. To minimize the demand for drugs, we must begin with the youngest members of our community. We must promote positive peer relationships, commitment to the community in which our children live and a desire to participate in beneficial extra curricular activities. These are proven elements that assist every child in knowing HOW TO SAY NO WAY to drugs.
The KNOW How to Say No Way Workshop provides the positive message-based program that ensures that our children have an understanding of the dangers inherent in the use of drugs and alcohol by raising the awareness of these dangers in a high impact, low-pressure venue. The workshop promotes the skills and knowledge necessary to assist children in gaining the capability to subvert peer-pressure and attain positive peer relationships that lead to beneficial, fun-filled relationships that promote an active lifestyle and diverse interest base.
The workshop effectively enhances the benefits of positive community involvement by illustrating to our young people the commitment of our community to creating a safe venue where they can live, learn and grow. Our community offers many opportunities for our children to participate in fun-filled activities that decrease the probability that a child will turn to drugs for entertainment. By illustrating the enjoyment that can be gained by participation in positive activities and encouraging the formation of suitable peer relationships we decrease the likelihood that every child attending a KNOW How to Say No Way Workshop will seek out drugs or other negative influences in the future.
The ability of the workshop volunteers to use the tools of the KNOW How to Say No Way Workshop to address this complicated issue in a manner that shows the support available to every young person in the community is perhaps the most effective component of the KNOW Workshop series.
KNOW HOW TO SAY NO WAY WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
PROMOTING EQUALITY
· reduce knowledge disparities among economic and geographic sub-sections
· reduce knowledge disparities resulting from lack of parental oversight or intervention
· reduce activity option disparities resulting from economic and geographical differences
· reduce activity option disparities resulting from lack of parental interest and intervention
KNOWLEDGE
· demonstrate the importance of social environment to individual health, community health, and long-term outcomes
· promote the skills, knowledge and confidence necessary to assist our children in gaining the capability to subvert peer-pressure and attain positive peer relationships that lead to beneficial, fun-filled relationships that promote an active lifestyle and diverse interest base
· reduce the incidence of smoking, drug use and alcohol exploration by our youth
· illustrate the negative effects of smoking, drugs and alcohol on the body and mind
· illustrate the benefits of making positive activity choices
· reduce violence, injury, and chronic social issues related to drug use
· addressing the complicated issue of risk behavior in a manner that shows the support available to every young person in the community and ensuring that the positive aspects gained from refraining from usage are defined in an easy to understand and positive manner
· empowering every child to become an active participant in their own safety and well-being through the delivery of the critical knowledge and skills in a fun filled, message centric manner designed to ensure retention
· ensuring that each child gains the necessary knowledge and skill set to understand the danger posed by the usage of drugs, alcohol and other substances
TOOLS
· providing every child with access to positive community events and activities that facilitate the development of a diverse extra-curricular interest base and positive peer relationships
· provide the tools necessary to begin building participatory actions on the part of every young person
· promote healthy, safe places to play
· assist children in the creation of positive peer relationships
· ensure each child has access to multiple outlets for their free time, efforts and focus
COMMUNITY
· involve the children in the health, safety, growth and stability of our community by illustrating the commitment of the community to the child
· enhance the benefits of positive community involvement by illustrating to our young people the enjoyment, benefits and pride that can be gained by participation in positive activities
· emphasize the importance of social environment to individual health, community health, and long-term outcomes
· reaffirming the commitment of every portion of our community to ensuring each child develops lifetime habits that enable them to KNOW how to grow stronger and safer each day
· ensure that each child is aware of the many sources of help and assistance that can be found within their community
· assist each child in forming a bond with the service partner heroes within their community to facilitate a relationship that will reduce at-risk behavior
Non-profit organizations, schools and teachers wishing to request the KNOW HOW TO SAY NO WAY WORKSHOP for use at your event should please email know@knowproject.org to discuss sponsorship commitments in your area.
To order KNOW HOW TO SAY NO WAY WORKSHOP components for at-home or small-group use, please visit our Order Page. |
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YOU CAN HELP A CHILD KNOW! The KNOW Project is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) charitable organization so all donations are tax-deductible.
The current administrative expenses of the KNOW Project total less than 2% of our sponsorship commitments so your donation can have a dramatic impact on the life of a child! Help a child KNOW today with your tax-deductible donation. |
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HELP A CHILD KNOW WITH A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION ONLINE! Your donation of only $9.50 will enable a child to KNOW how to grow up strong, healthy and safe today! |
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YOU CAN HELP A CHILD KNOW!
The KNOW Project is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) charitable organization so all donations are tax-deductible.
The current administrative expenses of the KNOW Project total less than 2% of our sponsorship commitments so your donation can have a dramatic impact on the life of a child!
Help a child KNOW today ! |
