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ATOD Staff Members Lorrie Lewandowski Coordinator 419 - 308 - 9085 llewandowski@wcesc.org Barry Parsons Drug Testing Grant Director 419 - 308 - 4760 bparsons@wcesc.org Kyle Clark SHAPES Initiative Director 419-354-9010 kclark@wcesc.org Greg Van Vorhis Administrative Assistant 419 - 354 - 9010 gvanvorhis@wcesc.org Our Prevention Specialists Bowling Green - Missy Stott mstott@wcesc.org Elmwood - Tonya Lentz tlentz@wcesc.org Lake - Jeanine Lindquist jlindquist@wcesc.org Matt Ivoska mivoska@wcesc.org Eastwood/N. Baltimore - Mike Kipplen mkipplen@wcesc.org Northwood - Bill Hamilton whamilton@wcesc.org Otsego - Michelle Von Lehmden mvonlehmden@wcesc.org Penta - Linda Logue llogue@pentanet.k12.oh.us Perrysburg - Melissa Notestine mnotestine@perrysburgschools.net Rossford - Jim Snider jsnider@wcesc.org Greg Bonnell gbonnell@wcesc.org

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WCESC School and

Community-Based ATOD

(Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug)

Prevention Program

BRIDGING SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
TO NURTURE THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW

• Program Coordinator - Mrs. Lorrie Lewandowski
• Our School and Community-based ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug) Prevention program strives to build and sustain a youth and community culture of substance free living.
• Program Goals
  • to respond to school district needs related to ATOD prevention activities
  • address ATOD prevention efforts for all school ages
  • to involve the entire Wood County community in ATOD prevention efforts
  • to build an array of effective ATOD prevention services through evaluation feedback
  • to expand community resources to supplement prevention efforts
• Information services related to:
  • Prom Promise, Red Ribbon Week, School Open Houses, Teachers and Staff Awareness, Community Fairs, Presentations, etc.
• Education services related to:
  • Classroom presentations, Life Skills, Parent ATOD Education
• Alternative Activities related to:
  • Teen institute, Red Ribbon, Research based after school programs, Learning Centers, Lock-Ins, Retreats, Hooked on Fishing Not Drugs
• Community based programming related to:
  • Coalitions and collaboratives, teacher inservices, community collaboration, Red Ribbon campaign
• Environmental services related to:
  • Policy formation concerning ATOD prevention, ATOD trends in the county, education relevant to advertising
• Problem identification related to:
  • Screening youth for possible useage and referrals to appropriate agencies as and/or when needed

The ATOD program is funded through several local, state and federal grants, which allow us to offer a wide array of services to the youth of Wood County. Our current grants include:

• SCB grant (in Wood County since 1989): 77% funded by the Wood County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board; 23% funded by local schools.
• Reducing Alcohol Abuse in Secondary Students (RAASS) Grant (June 2008-June 2011)
• Drug testing grant (June 2008-June 2011)
• Safe Schools, Healthy Students grant (element 2, additional prevention programming for 4 years; grant received in 2009)

Learn more about our funders.

The Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) Prevention Program needs your help.

We are asking parents to complete an online survey regarding their opinions and beliefs about at-risk behavior in teens.

This very short survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete. We do not collect any personal information. Take the survey by clicking here, then ask other parents you know to add their opinions.