“May is National Foster Care Month – a time to make a lasting difference in a child’s life. There are more than 400,000 American youth in foster care. No matter how much time you have to give, you can do something positive that will change a lifetime for a young person in foster care. For more information on how you…
Parenting/Kids
Join Our Pro Active Parent Coalition
Alcohol and drugs present a greater risk to our children today than ever before. As parents, do you ever wonder what is happening in Talbot County with our kids, what drugs are being commonly used, and what more we can do as a parent community to protect our youth?
While the drug of choice for all teens – alcohol –…
Talbot Partnership Targets Alcohol Abuse Not Use
While Talbot Partnership for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention has targeted zero tolerance policies on alcohol for youth under 21, the intended message for adults is one of moderation.
Two-thirds of American adults drink alcohol, mainly in social situations with friends or family members. For most of them, drinking alcohol is controlled and safe. However, for the 18 million Americans…
More Girl Scout Cookie Booths
Troop 1332- Maya Melgar, Erin Tomassoni, Cecilia Skorupa, Carly Beres
Troop 1371- Delayne Hemingway, Meadow Bonara, Brianna Schindler and Caitlyn Martell.
Troop 1423- Sarah Hanley, Kyra Obert, Aliya Katrinic, Rebecca Merkel, Anna Lackey, Natalie Rowlands. Leaders in the back are Laurie Hanley, Mona Lackey…
Girl Scout Cookie Booth
Troop 633- Lily Doege, Keily Wolff, Hekla Petursson, Hanna Petursson, and Kayla Graver (not shown, arrived later).
Troop 715- Erica Reece, Taylor King, Elizabeth Hersh, Hannah Hagan (Trish King – mom)
Troop 816- Jordan Trent, Emily Hodges and Lynzie Gardner…
Plan For A Safe Super Bowl For You And Your Children
Talbot Partnership for Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Prevention reminds us that as the Super Bowl weekend kicks off, so begins one of the most dangerous times of the year on U.S. Highways. In 2009, 65 people were killed in drunk driving related crashes on Super Bowl Sunday and the morning after, the second highest number of traffic fatalities behind…
Liability Laws Make Parents Responsible for Underage Drinking in Their Home
Talbot Partnership for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention would like to remind parents who allow their teens to have friends over to drink, thinking it’s a safe way to keep them off the roads, that they are subject to liability laws that make them vulnerable to lawsuits, fines and jail time.
It is a criminal offense in Maryland to…
A Different New Years Resolution: Finding Edwin a Home
The Greaney Family is already working on their 2012 New Years Resolution – to find a forever home for Edwin. Edwin is an 11-year old boy from Bogota, Colombia who is spending three weeks in Easton with the Greaneys as part of Kidsave International’s Winter Miracles Program.
Kidsave International is a global organization that advocates for and supports the adoption…
