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Hopatcong High School will host “Hidden in Plain Sight” on Tuesday April 19, 2016 at 7PM. Presented by the Center for Prevention and Counseling, this exhibit and presentation to prevent youth drug use is suitable for parents and adult community members who work with or care about young people. A reproduction of a teenager’s bedroom […]

Free Responsible Beverage Service Training for Servers to Promote Alcohol Safety

By Louie LavinApril 13, 2016Uncategorized

The Center for Prevention and Counseling will be offering a free TIPS Responsible Beverage Server training on Monday, April 18, 2016, from 9:30 – 2:30 pm at the Louise Childs Branch of the Sussex County Library at 21 Stanhope-Sparta Road in Stanhope, NJ 07874. This free training will teach servers how to prevent drunk driving, […]

2016 Honorable Mentions

By Louie LavinMarch 29, 2016Uncategorized

Alcohol Awareness Contest – Honorable Mentions

From Learning to Earning Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP)

By Louie LavinJanuary 11, 2016Teens

The Center for Prevention and Counseling (CFPC) is excited to announce its second session of From Learning to Earning Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP). According to the Small Business Administration, entrepreneurship plays a vital role in our economy with small businesses generating over 65% of new net jobs since 1995 and over 50% of the working […]

Sticker Shock Events in Local Liquor Stores

By Louie LavinJanuary 6, 2016Uncategorized

The Coalition for Healthy and Safe Communities, a program of The Center for Prevention and Counseling, engage youth from throughout Sussex County to proactively spread awareness about preventing underage drinking and the importance of the safest serving of alcohol. On Monday, December 14th more than 1500 brightly colored stickers were placed on different alcohol packages […]

Whats Your Anti Drug Contest

By Louie LavinAugust 5, 2015Events

October 21, 2016 Tell Sussex County How YOU Stay Drug-Free! Send your entry and this completed form to us by Friday, October 21, 2016. If your submission is chosen, it will be published in the New Jersey Herald on November 7th! Click Here to download form

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Youth Entrepreneurship Program”

By Louie LavinFebruary 13, 2015Uncategorized

February 3rd – “From Learning to Earning Youth Entrepreneurship Program” CFPC is excited to announce its From Learning to Earning Youth Entrepreneurship program (YEP). YEP will meet on Tuesday nights. Dinner will be served from 6 to 6:30 p.m. The educational component will follow dinner. Phase I of From Learning to Earning will be the […]

National Prevention Week

By Louie LavinFebruary 13, 2015Events

National Prevention Week is an annual health observance supported by SAMHSA that celebrates the work that community organizations and individuals do year-round to prevent substance abuse and promote mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being. (more…)

Vernon Coalition’s 2014 PSA