Delegate Paula Miller and Councilwoman Daun Hester Visit Program in Action

August 18, 2009

Delegate Paula Miller and Councilwoman Daun Hester paid a visit to the Tarrallton Community Center in Norfolk to observe the Life Skills Training program in Action. Both Delegate Miller and Councilwoman Hester took time to let the kids know what a wonderful job they are doing.

Youth Advocate of the Year Award - Prevention Connections

Prevention Connections is currently accepting nominations for the Youth Advocate of the Year Award. Below you can find the links to the Prevention Connections web site and the nomination form.

Please share this information with anyone who may be interested.
Deadline: September 21, 2009

PC Youth Advocate award letter

Nomination form

American Lung Assocation Launches NOT Web Site

The American Lung Association in Virginia is pleased to announce a new and exciting website for teens – www.vanot.org. This is a great resource where teens can begin to find out how, and why, they should stay away from cigarettes. By exploring some of the posted hard facts and other useful links, young people are exposed to an abundance of valuable information. In addition to this, teens can find out what the Not On Tobacco program is all about and where it is being offered throughout the state. Check it out today!

Military Community Addressing Tobacco Prevention

If your organization reaches the millitary community, take time to visit the web site below for some great information.

Topics Include:

• Your Brain on Tobacco
• Tobacco News Widget
• Pass It On!

http://www.ucanquit2.org/Default.aspx

New Grantee Documentation

Now that the new great year has started, please make sure that all contract documentation has been submitted.

Contract

Contract Modification

Grants Manual Acknowledgement Form

If you have any questions or need assistance in getting your documentation submitted, please feel free to contact me.

End of 2008-2009 Grant Year

With the end of another great year in tobacco prevention, the 2008-2009 grant year Final Quarterly Reports and Final Invoices are due by July 15. Your prompt submission is greatly appreciated.

Thank you, Judy

Welcome New Grantees

Congratulations to the following organizations who have been funded for programs starting July 1, 2009.

Accomack County Public Schools
Alternatives, Inc.
American Lung Association
Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Virginia
Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck
Boys & Girls Club of the Virginia Peninsula
C. Waldo Scott Center for HOPE
Chesapeake Community Services Board
Eastern Community Services Board
Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
Historic Triangle Substance Abuse Coalition
Life Changing Development Corporation
Medical Home Plus
Middle-Peninsula Community Services Board
Newport News Office on Children Youth & Families
Norfolk Office of Youth Development
Pathways-VA, Inc.
Portsmouth Public Schools
Southside Area Health Education Center
Southside Community Services Board
The UP Center
Three Rivers Health District
Western Tidewater Community Services Board
William A Hunton YMCA
YMCA of Southampton Roads

A Return to the BLOG

Greetings. Let the BLOGGING begin. I am in the process of gathering some information to add to the Southeast BLOG. If you have any information you would like to share about your organization, program, related topics, etc., please send it to me for posting.

I plan on updating the BLOG weekly, so please visit often.

Judy Link
Grants Program Administrator
Southeast Region