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Developed in 1982, PPI volunteers support Starting Point of Ozaukee’s belief
that successful prevention must come from the leadership and commitment of parents.
PPI encourages parents to use their considerable influence with their children
by guiding them in a pro-active role for the prevention of ATOD use. PPI is a
countywide program designed to educate, motivate and mobilize parents. Parents
identify prevention strategies promoting healthy, ATOD-free lifestyles for youth
and low risk alcohol use by those adults choosing to drink.
Through the years, several thousand Ozaukee County families have signed
a Parent Network Agreement, available through your child’s school.
PPI parents agree to:
1) encourage positive activities for youth by actively chaperoning gatherings
and special events attended by youth and by not allowing alcohol or any
other drugs to be consumed by minors who are socializing in their homes
2) communicate with other parents to ensure that events inside and outside
their homes will be appropriately chaperoned and will not include the
use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs by minors.
Contact your child's school and ask who the PPI representative is and reach out to become a member of this very active and important group of parents who promote and motivate a healthy lifestyle for children and families.
- Assists Starting Point of Ozaukee by planning local Red Ribbon
Week activities and distributing materials within their school and community.
- Assists in coordination and advertisement of Drug Awareness Nights.
- Conducts monthly Steering Committee meetings (Sept-June)
- Attends Ozaukee ATOD Prevention Consortium Meetings
- Organizes educational programs for parents,
- Arranges and supervises alternative activities for youth in the
community.
- Promote awareness of the Developmental Assets.
- Elementary, middle and high school activity nights.
- Media Awareness Week at public and private elementary and middle
schools.
- Internet Safety night for parents.
- Kindergarten Introduction Pot Luck Supper for Families focusing
on the 40 Developmental Assets
- Recognize a local asset-building business, following a student
survey
- Co-sponsor a recognition lunch for high achieving 8th grade graduates
- All School Districts: Dances and Special Events
Contact Starting Point of Ozaukee to learn how you can get involved!
Call 262.375.1110 or
email start@startingpointoz.org.
Mequon-Thiensville PPI has a website for you to learn more at www.ppi-mt.org.
Grafton PPI now are on Facebook at "GRAFTON POSITIVE PARENT INVOLVEMENT".
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