Make Your Holidays Safe and Fun

The holiday season is right around the corner, and many of us will soon be hosting and attending parties and events to celebrate. If you are hosting a party for other adults or for youth, it’s important to recognize your responsibility in keeping others out of harm’s...

Team Building Activity: Squirrels in the Tree

Squirrels in the Tree Thanksgiving is a great time to recognize all that we’re grateful for, especially important people in our lives, such as our families, friends and coworkers. One way that you can celebrate is by enjoying each other’s company with a team building...

Tell Your Story as a Georgia Teen Institute 2016 Staff Member

“What will the world miss if you don’t tell your story?” – Donald Miller Written By Mary Kate Chapman Everyone has a story to tell. Our past experiences, good and bad, define who we are and help propel us into the people we’re supposed to be. Next summer at Georgia...

Team Building Activity: Web of Reflection

Web of Reflection As the holidays are approaching once again, there is no time like the present to reflect. Reflection is a step that is often overlooked, forgotten and even left out. It is important to take the time to appreciate learning that has occurred, people we...

GUIDE Painted Georgia Red in 2015

Over the past several months, we’ve asked individuals and groups from across the state to help us Paint Georgia Red by wearing red and telling us why they choose to be drug free. This simple act is a way for us to celebrate Red Ribbon Week, but also to pause and...