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31 Mar

Staying Connected with GUIDE Training Events

This month, we had our own March Madness, prevention style! GUIDE just finished a month full of trainings related to substance abuse prevention and positive youth development, which are two of our specialties. We are always thrilled to have the opportunity to stay...
16 Mar

Five Reasons You Need to be at Georgia Teen Institute this Summer

Why not go out on a limb? That’s where the fruit is. – Will Rogers What happens when a group of highly committed youth and young adults come together for the greater good? A better world for all of us! This is exactly what happens each summer at Georgia Teen...
9 Mar

SPF Series: The Road to Sustainability

The Strategic Prevention Framework, or the SPF, is a process that we use for all of our prevention programs and projects at GUIDE. In fact, it is used by prevention providers all over the state. That is why we have been sharing the steps of this process with you...
5 Mar

Team Building Activity: Pipeline

Pipeline This is an engaging activity that you can try with both youth and adults. Pipeline provides participants an opportunity to plan and communicate as a team, to learn how to overcome difficulties together and to make changes to the original plan in order to...
2 Mar

The GUIDE Youth Advisory Board Wants You!

Do you consider yourself a leader? Do you like to volunteer? Are you looking for opportunities to get to know other teens in Gwinnett, make an impact in the community and build skills that will help you be successful in the future? If you answered yes to any of these...
16 Feb

GUIDE Attends CADCA’s 25th Annual National Leadership Forum

The first week of February, GUIDE’s Executive Director Jessica Andrews-Wilson represented GUIDE and the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services at the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) 25th Annual National Leadership Forum in National Harbor,...
9 Feb

SPF Series: The Nitty-Gritty of Implementation

As we have been going through the steps of the Strategic Prevention Framework, aka the SPF, you have probably been thinking…When are we going to get to the fun part? Well, now that we have covered the incredibly important step of Planning, we are ready to...
6 Feb

Meet the New GUIDE Staff: Abby and Melinda

GUIDE has seen some exciting changes in the new year as we brought on two incredible ladies who have transitioned from their volunteer days with us to full-time staff members. We are very fortunate to have them on board and would like to introduce you to the newest...
2 Feb

Team Building Activity: Toss-A-Name

Toss-A-Name This is a classic icebreaker that will help all of your team members learn names, get to know each other and most importantly, have fun! Time Needed: 10-15 minutes Group Size: Any! Materials: Tossables such as Beanie Babies, soft balls, stuffed animals,...
27 Jan

SPF Series: Planning for Success

IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE!!! We are halfway through our Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) Series blog posts! If you need to catch up, you can take a look at our first three posts on the SPF Series Kick-Off, Assessment, and Building Capacity. Let’s get started with the...
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