What you say matters.        What you don't say matters.        PARENTS MATTER...

 

Get involved with your kids, with their friends, and with parents who believe in keeping our youth safe.


Keep Your Child Alcohol & Drug FreeMap of every alcohol outlet (on/off sale) located in the communities of Pierre/Fort Pierre

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CMCA Results

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Parents...why supply?

Teens that drink alcohol have a bigger percentage of being alcoholics as adults.

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Town Hall Meeting

Parents Who Host, Lose the Most!
Underage Drinking
Pierre Chamber of Commerce Community Room - 7:00 PM
Monday, April 16, 2012

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Conversation: It's What's for Dinner - A Dinner Event Like No Other.

This is an opportunity for parents to hear from other parents, receive educational information to assist them as they guide their own children and ask questions of other teenagers to better understand the journey their teens are on.

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Underage Drinking -The Straight Story About Alcohol

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Teen Brain: Still Under Construction

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"Youth's Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages", NSDUH Report.

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How Much are you affected by advertising media?

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Underage Alcohol Use: Where Do Young People Get Alcohol?

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NSDUH Report

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Coalition Membership Agreement

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Community Report Card, "Collective Responsibility"

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Who WE ARE!

Parents Matter Coalition of Pierre/Fort Pierre is a group of concerned individuals comprised of parents, youth, community leaders, law enforcement, counselors, judicial advocates, business people, media representatives, and others who care about the well being of our youth. Pierre and Fort Pierre have named underage drinking as the NUMBER ONE HEALTH CONCERN in our cities and counties. The Parents Matter Coalition, through volunteers, is committed to preventing underage drinking and drug abuse through education or parents, youth, and community.

Established in the spring of 2007, our goals are to involve you and make our youth safe within our communities. We are also doing outreach projects with surrounding communities in an effort to prevent health effects of underage drinking and fatal accidents.

Our Mission

“To educate, empower and engage parents and the community in educating their children in making responsible choices regarding alcohol, drugs, underage drinking, and healthy living.”

Our Vision

“Parents and community working together for the future of our children and communities so they can make and sustain healthy lifestyle choices and lead healthy productive lives.”


Parents Matter CSD Coalition
% Growing Up Together
PO Box 713
809 E. Dakota
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 224.3189 or (605) 222.0638
Fax: (605) 224.8339
parentsmatter@pie.midco.net

Paid for in part by: SD Office of Highway Safety and Strategic Prevention Framework - State Incentive Grant

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