Holcomb Prevention & Education Services

Community Organizations - Delaware County
Delaware County Tobacco-Free Coalition

The Center Foundation
The Center Foundation (TCF) is a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation, located in Media and serving Delaware County. TCF manages three mentoring programs: WomenCare, the Young Parents Support Network (YPSN), and Mentoring and Occupational Strategies Training (M.O.S.T.)
Delaware County Medical Society (DCMS)
A professional organization for physician members (medical and osteopathicdoctors), affiliated with the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the American Medical Association.

Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County
The Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County, Inc. (DAP) seeks to prevent domestic violence and is committed to providing services that meet the needs of victims. DAP supports an empowerment process, which enables victims to move toward self-sufficiency.

Women Organized Against Rape (WOAR)
WOAR is committed and ready—twenty-four hours a day—to serve the needs of survivors, to advocate on their behalf and provide life-saving information to the entire community.

Community Orgs -
Committee on Prevention Education (COPE)

Center For Resolutions
Chester Education Foundation
Cheyney University Alumni
Christ Lutheran Community Outreach Corporation
Delaware County Memorial Hospital-EMS Education
Delaware County Library System
East Side Neighborhood Connection
Eternal Hope of Glory/Eternal Cares
Family & Community Services
Healthy Communities Initiative
Interboro High School After-Prom Committee
Marple Newtown Caring Coalition
Mount Pleasant NOW Development Corporation
Del. Co. Community College - New Choices/New Options
Pathways PA
Reach 211
Ridley Park Police Department
Shiloh Baptist Church - Chester
Springfield Drug and Alcohol Task Force
Strath Haven High School After-Prom Committee
The Wellness Center
Yeadon NAACP
YWCA of Chester

Youth Health Links

BUSTED!
Created in 2001, BUSTED! is Pennsylvania's official youth anti-tobacco movement.

The Cool Spot Get the facts on underage drinking.

EPeer Voices Receive helpful information by email that will enable you and all of your friends to become a positive, Anti-Drug force in your school and community. EPeer Leaders will learn about many exciting opportunities, contests, competitions, projects, activities and events that will help to keep youth drug-free.

Facts on Tap Facts on Tap is a comprehensive alcohol and other drug education, prevention, and intervention program for college students.

Free Vibe Ask questions, get the skinny on drugs, play games and meet other people like you.

Girl Power Girls at 8 or 9 typically have very strong attitudes about their health, so Girl Power! seeks to reinforce and sustain these positive values among girls ages 9-14 by targeting health messages to the unique needs, interests, and challenges of girls.

Idealist Kids and Teens If you're young, curious, optimistic, seeking help, or looking to help others, this part of Idealist is for you. Find resources and information on how to start a project to help your local and/or global community, information about youth volunteering, nonprofit Web sites for young people dealing with issues like human rights, the environment and the arts and other organizations that can help you with personal questions and problems.

I-Count Advisors Join a group of young people dedicated to helping their peers stay healthy and drug-free. This diverse group of 9-18 year olds voice their opinions on programs developed by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. By providing feedback and ideas and assisting with the creation of Web sites, questionnaires, logos, events and other various programs, these Advisors provide instant, real-life feedback from the exact group the Campaign is trying to reach - teens and tweens!

Impact Teen ImpacTeen is part of Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice for Healthy Youth Behavior, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and administered by the University of Illinois at Chicago. The site contains research and news releases pertaining to substance abuse.

Planet Know A teen anti-drug site with music and celebrity quizzes.

Sara's Quest Learn about the brains responses to drugs.

Straight Scoop The goal of this website is to provide student journalists with information about the realities of drugs and drug abuse.

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) is a peer leadership organization dedicated to preventing underage drinking and drug use by focusing attention on the potentially life threatening consequences of destructive decisions involving issues such as not wearing a safety belt, smoking, steroid use, violence, sexually transmitted diseases and suicide.

The Truth.com Their objective is to make sure every person gets to know the facts about tobacco.

Behavioral Health Resources

Drug and Alcohol
Faces and Voices of Recovery
FreeVibe Drug Facts
Join Together
Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA)
Drug Free Pennsylvania

General

The Chimes, Inc. An international multi-service agency, Chimes delivers a wide range of programs, services and supports for nearly 10,000 people of all ages and many levels of ability. The Chimes Family of Services includes agencies in six states, the District of Columbia, and Israel assisting people with disabilities including mental retardation, mental illness and other disabilities by offering the following:

Educational Services, Employment, Residential Services, Medical Day Habilitation, Supported Living Services, Clinical Services, Senior Living Services, Substance Abuse Services, Respite Assistance, Prevention and Education Programs, Vocational Evaluation, Vocational Training, Psycho-Social Programs, Work Opportunities, Psychiatric Clinics and Placement Assistance.

Northwestern Human Services (NHS)
NHS, a not-for-profit corporation, is a leading provider of community based behavioral health, mental retardation, juvenile justice and other human services to the public sector.

Main Line Health - Behavioral Health
Main Line Health has uniquely designated behavioral health centers, each specializing in a level of care and treatment. And for families coping with issues like psychiatric disorders, addictions or other disorders that affect one’s sense of well being and participation in life, Main Line Health is ready to help.

Tobacco
Riddle Memorial Hospital - Tobacco Dependency Treatment Program
Tobacco Dependency Treatment Program is Riddle Memorial Hospital's program designed to help participants stop smoking by providing them with all of the essential information and strategies needed to direct their own efforts at quitting.
Crozer Keystone Health Systems - "Freedom from Smoking" Program Free to all community members.
You Decide! 2004

Parenting
Parenting Is Prevention
NFIA produces Parenting IS Prevention, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
National Families In Action (NFIA)
Parents Involved Network (PIN)
Of the Mental Health Association of Southeastern PA.
The Parent Corps
The Parent Corps is a new drug-prevention initiative of President George W. Bush that acknowledges the power of parents and supports them by giving them the tools they need to keep their children drug-free.
Families Anonymous
Families Anonymous is a free twelve-step program for persons concerned about someone else’s drug, alcohol, or related behavioral problems.
Delaware County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force
The Passage Group
Home of the Parent to Parent Program
Family Works, Inc
Home of the Parenting Wisely Program
Addiction Studies Program for Journalists
A collaboration between NFIA and Wake Forest University School of Medicine conducts the Addiction Studies Program for Journalists.
The New Basics
A-to-Z Baby & Child Care for the Modern Parent
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania

The Young Parents Support Network (YPSN) is a teen parent mentoring program of The Center Foundation. Adult mentors work with teen moms and dads to empower them to realize their potential and become more self-sufficient. YPSN was developed in collaboration with Project ELECT of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit, which remains a formal partner in the project. In addition to one-on-one mentoring relationships, YPSN includes fun group activities such as amusement park trips and sporting events; workshops on technology, career planning, and more; and academic supports including tutoring at Widener University and college tours.

National Organizations
Community Anti Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition