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“We Care About Kids!”

 

Key Leaders:

 

Adele Craig, Director

Work Force Development

Lewistown CareerLink

 

Ed Curry

Assistant Superintendent

Mifflin County School District

 

Mackenzie Seiler, Director

Mifflin County Children & Youth

 

Kay A. Hamilton, President/CEO

Lewistown Hospital

 

Lori Hartman, Director

Service Access & Management

 

Otis Riden

Commissioner, Mifflin County

 

Marie Mulvihill

Executive Director

United Way of Mifflin-Juniata

 

Jill Pecht, Co-owner

Clear Concepts Counseling

 

Jim Tunall

President, Juniata Valley Chamber

of Commerce

 

Rick Williams, Judge

Mifflin County Court of

Common Pleas

 

Larry Wolfe, Chief

Mifflin County Probation

  

ear Parent,

  It can be very difficult to keep our children safe today.   The older they get and the more they expand their social circles, the more difficult it can become.  As children begin each new school year, they are likely to meet new friends.  Often they come home requesting to go to a friend’s home or spend the night.  If you don’t know the friends or their parents, it can cause some anxiety for you as you try to decide how to respond to your child. 

 

     Don’t you wish there were a way to know that those parents will take care of your child while he/she is visiting?  Would you like to call those parents but don’t have their contact information or worry that they might be offended or bothered by your call? 

 

     We have a resource to help you.  It is called a Safe Homes Directory.  It is simply a listing of families who are willing to sign a Safe Homes Pledge.  By submitting this pledge, parents are promising to supervise all children in their home and to make sure that unsafe items like drugs, alcohol and tobacco will not be accessible to children.   These parents sign the pledge and give their contact information because they want other parents to call them and to know that their home is a safe place for other children to visit.

 

     All parents who sign the pledge are provided with a free copy of the directory.   If you would like your free copy of the 2009-2010 directory, simply complete the enclosed pledge and return it to Communities That Care (CTC). 

 

     We hope that our directory will lessen some anxiety for you and make it easier for you to talk with and get to know other parents in your school.   We wish you a safe and happy school year!!

 

                                                Sincerely,                                                 

                                                Stephanie Prough,

                                       Executive Assistant, CTC

 

 

 

 

Mifflin County Communities That Care

SAFE HOMES PLEDGE

A PA Liquor Control Board Program

  1. I will actively supervise all gatherings or parties of youth in my/our home or on my/our property, or ask another responsible adult for help to do so.

  2. I will not allow youth to possess or use alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs in my/our home or on my/our property.

  3. I will set expectations for my/our children by knowing where they are going, whom they are with, what their plans are, and when they are to return home.

  4. I will call the parents of the child whom my child is visiting to confirm our children’s plans and keep the lines of communication open.

  5. I will provide a secure storage place for all forms of alcohol in my/our home.

  6. I will talk with any parent of a child I personally observe using alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs.

NAME (print): ______________________________ Signature: _________________________________

ADDRESS (home): __________________________________________________ Zip Code: __________

PHONE (home): _____________________________ (work): __________________________________

Email Address: ________________________________________________________________________

Child’s Name Grade School

1.__________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.__________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please list additional children on the reverse side of this pledge.

*Do you want us to list your contact information as a member of the SAFE HOMES network in the Mifflin County School District’s SAFE HOMES Directory? Please indicate below if we may do so.

___ Yes, you may publish my phone number. ___ Yes, you may publish my address.

___ Yes, you may publish my email address. ___ No, please do not include my contact information.

Please sign and return the SAFE HOMES pledge to your school or to

Mifflin County Communities That Care by November 30, 2009.

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Communities that Care Workshop Survey

Guiding Good Choices: a workshop that strengthens families, and addresses topics such as anger management, setting healthy standards and preventing alcohol and drug use in children. It is geared specifically for parents of children ages 9-14 years and has five 2-hour sessions.

Would you be interested in attending a Guiding Good Choices program? Yes______ No ______

What time would you be most likely to attend? Fall 2009______ Spring 2010______

What time of day would work best for you? Afternoon ______ Evening _______

Would you be more likely to attend if childcare were offered at the program site? Yes______ No ______

Mifflin County Communities That Care

144 East Market Street

Lewistown, PA 17044

717-248-3994 www.mccares.com

 


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