Thank You Strathmore Vanderbilt CC Women's Club
Hosts Fundraiser for Manhasset CASA
Special thanks to Jeannie Kim, Regina Shin and Andrea Deignan, and the entire Strathmore Vanderbilt CC Women's Club for nominating North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center and Manhasset CASA as beneficiaries of its recent philanthropic event. We also thank the many community residents who supported our organizations.
Manhasset CASA was graciously chosen as a recipient because of our work in the prevention of bullying. Why bullying? Studies show that there are links between bullying and substance use: middle and high school students who bully their peers or are bully victims are more likely than students who are aren't involved in bullying to use alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana.
Thank you for your generosity and dedication to the children of our community.
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CASA Coffees begin in December!
Candid Conversation with fellow Parents
Join us for Coffee & Conversation as we "Navigate the Teen Years" and engage in a candid discussion about the challenges of Raising Teens! Our first CASA Coffee is on
Wednesday, December 2nd at 10:30 a.m. at Michelle Selby's house.
The small group meeting will be led by
Dr. Laurie Segal who will facilitate discussion about the emotional rollercoaster of the teen years!
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Red Ribbon Week Takes a Village!
Boxes Out Bullying & Drugs!
The Manhasset SCA and CASA delivered another successful
Red Ribbon Week in Manhasset Public Schools and raised awareness about bullying and substance abuse as important issues faced by our youth. Research indicates that bullying affects everyone-those who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness bullying and it is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use, and suicide (stopbullying.gov).
At the helm of the elementary school celebrations were SCA Red Ribbon Week Committee Co-chairs Celeste Sforza and Miriam DiOrio (Shelter Rock) and Heidi Franchetti and Jennifer Johnston (Munsey Park). The committee worked diligently with parent volunteers and decorated the schools with red ribbons, provided all elementary students' with Box Out Bullying take-home art projects, and distributed educational materials to parents as well as ribbons to decorate homes.
The
Red Ribbon Week Parent Outreach Packet (K-6) provided parents with resources like SAMHSA's KnowBullying App for mobile phones which highlighted conversation starters for talking with their children about bullying prevention.
This year, with the help of local Girl and Boy Scouts, Plandome Road businesses also displayed the Red Ribbon symbol in support of promoting a safe and healthy community. Manhasset Girl Scout Daisy troops #542 and #522 and Boy Scout Pack #101 worked together to adorn the exterior of Shelter Rock School with red ribbons in advance of Red Ribbon Week at the Manhasset Public Schools.
Manhasset CASA's Red Ribbon Week Prevention Mailing to Secondary School Parents (7-12) provided tips and resources on how parents can talk with their teens about the dangers of prescription drugs. The mailing also highlighted the Manhasset Youth Committee Club's recent
Stop then Send internet safety program hosted by the Nassau County DA's office on Monday, November 2nd. The c
lub also decorated Manhasset Secondary Schools' campus with red ribbons to show support for National Substance Abuse Prevention Month.
As part of CASA's Lock Your Meds: Be Aware Don't Share Prescription Drug Prevention Campaign, CASA promoted the November 8th
Town of North Hempstead S.T.O.P. event.
Residents disposed of 960 lbs. of unwanted pharmaceuticals in an environmentally safe manner!
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Active Parenting for Teens is CLOSED!
Tremendous Interest in Parent-Teen Communication Workshops!
Thanks to the generous funding of
Senator Jack M. Martins and the
Manhasset Public Library, close to 60 Manhasset parents are participating in the evidence based
Active Parenting for Teens Parenting Program which started Thursday, October 29th and will run three consecutive Thursdays in the Community Room at the Manhasset Public Library.
The 3-part parent education series
provides parents with practical tools to
- Communicate effectively with teens (it can be done!).
- Understand a teen's goals - which is key to avoiding power struggles.
- Give your teen the tools to behave in a responsible way.
- Reduce the risks of the teen years, including alcohol,drugs, sexuality and violence.
- And much more!
Parents will have another opportunity to participate in CASA's Parent Education programming in the winter and spring in CASA's Power of Parenting series. Stay tuned for more details in our December E-newsletter.
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