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13 Feb

How to Conduct a Destructive Decisions Assembly

Are you looking for a great exercise to teach youth about the impact of their choices? The Destructive Decisions Assembly, created by Gwinnett County’s Parkview High School SAVE/SADD team may provide just the answer! Although the cost effective exercise can take up to...
1 Feb

Get Involved: Be Committed to Your Community

Contributed by Bernard Watson, Director of Community Relations, Gwinnett County Public Schools “Don’t talk about it… BE about it!” -Anonymous How committed are you to the community in which you work and live? It’s a question I find myself asking myself often. As...
26 Jan

Why Drug Prevention Must Continue Even During a Decline

Nationally, the 2016 Monitoring the Future survey shows a steady “decline in the use of many illicit substances” among teens, such as alcohol, marijuana, tobacco and prescription drug misuse. The report shows that the percentage of teens reporting that they have “been...
19 Jan

Team Building Activity: Team Arrow

Team Arrow As a team, it’s important that we realize we are not in this alone. We must use the strength of those around us to create the best versions of ourselves, our families and our communities. Handprints are a way that we’re connected to others. They were used...
21 Dec

The Importance of a Safe and Sober Holiday Season

Contributed by GUIDE Youth Advisory Board Members Joshua Jahn reflects on a cherished holiday memory, saying “We had a fresh tree. I was so protective of sweet baby Kaitlyn. I’d run outside to warm the car if she had to go out. Mandy and I stayed up until 3 am putting...
14 Dec

Team Building: Holiday Minute to Win It Activities

Previously, we provided you with a series of not one, not two, but three different blogs related to different Minute to Win It activities you can use with your team, be it youth or adults. As we mentioned before, these games originated from the popular NBC TV show,...
8 Dec

Have a Happy and Healthy Holiday with Live Healthy Gwinnett!

Contributed by Lindsey Jorstad, CPRP The holiday season is known for unhealthy traditions like overindulging and generally sedentary celebrations. Make the most of your break by spending time with your loved ones while being active! Try the following tips from Live...
6 Dec

Over 60,000 Reached by #MyStoryIs… Red Ribbon Week Campaign

For Red Ribbon Week 2016, GUIDE challenged 46 Youth Action Teams (YATs) across the state to tell their stories using the theme “#MyStoryIs…” To prove that the best stories are drug free, GUIDE’s goal was to impact Georgia on an unprecedented level by encouraging more...
21 Nov

Icebreaker: Wrapped Around My Hand

Do you want your staff or youth to get to know each other a little better? Do you want to challenge them to share things about themselves that others might not know? Wrapped Around My Hand is just the activity you need! This activity allows everyone in the group to...
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