Birmingham Bloomfield Community Coalition News

BE A PARENT, NOT A PAL

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:04:45 GMT

On Friday, November 13, the Parents Who Host Committee (PWH) of the Birmingham Bloomfield Community Coalition gathered at Cranbrook Kingswood School to label postcards to every public and private high school family in the Birmingham Bloomfield community, approximately 8,000 in all.

DRUG CZAR AWARDS $21 MILLION FOR LOCAL DRUG FREE COMMUNITY COALITION EFFORTS

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:23:09 GMT

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announced the awarding of $21 million in Drug Free Communities (DFC) grants to 161 communities across the country. The Birmingham Bloomfield Community Coalition was awarded our 5^th year of the DFC Grant, and will receive $100,000 in DFC grant funds to involve and engage their local community to prevent and reduce alcohol and other drug abuse among youth.

Celebrate FAMILY DAY on Monday, September 28!

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:18:50 GMT

Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children™ is a national movement that reminds parents about the importance of parental engagement in their children’s lives and encourages parents to have frequent family dinners with their kids as an effective way to prevent their kids from abusing substances.

Under 10 Percent of Retailers Selling to Kids

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:36:58 GMT

Just 9.9 percent of retailers sold tobacco products to underage users last year, the lowest rate ever reported and well off a peak of 40.1 percent in 1997, USA Today reported Aug. 10.

An Invitation to the ACHC Report on Underage Drinking and Drunk Driving in Oakland County

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:46:10 GMT

You are invited to the ACHC Report on Underage Drinking and Drunk Driving:

Public Meeting
Friday, September 11, 2009
1:00p.m.
Oakland County Sheriff's Office 1200 N. Telegraph, Pontiac, MI