About Us…

What is the Southshire Partnership for a Healthy Community?

We are a community coalition of like minded individuals, agencies and not-for-
profit organizations dedicated to addressing issues of substance abuse and promoting
healthy lifestyles in our community. We are principally funded by a federal Drug Free
Community grant and we are currently in the 5th year of this 10 year grant.

What is the group’s mission?

To promote a safe and healthy community by modeling, teaching and advocating healthy
attitudes and behaviors in its use of alcohol tobacco and other drugs.

What are the Partnership’s goals?

• To reduce the factors in the community that encourage substance abuse and to support the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and promote a healthy lifestyle.
• To work together as a community to affect positive and long lasting change

What do you do?

Some of our current and past initiatives include:

• Annual Town Hall Meetings on Youth and Substance Use
• Co-sponsorship Mt. Anthony Union High School Parent Resource Guide (Fall 2010)
• Guiding Good Choices (Parent Education Class)
• Implementation of Class Action prevention curriculum at Mt. Anthony Union High School (Coming Fall 2010)
• Middle School Skate Night and other substance free activities
• Parent’s Matter (Parent Education and Support Campaign)
• Project Sticker Shock (Law Enforcement, Youth and alcohol retailers’ partner to place warning labels on alcoholic beverages warning against underage drinking)
• Priceless Prom (Prom season anti-drinking and driving campaign)
• Seller/Server Alcohol Training for Local Retailers (With Department of Liquor Control)
• www.southshiresource.org (Community website)
• Sponsorship of Arlington Memorial High School SADD Chapter
• Sponsorship of Mt. Anthony Union High School Peer Leadership Team
• Southshire Matters (Monthly Prevention Cable Access TV Show)
• Sobriety Checkpoints and Law Enforcement Patrols
• Social Norms Marketing Efforts w/ Bennington and Southern Vermont College
• Wit’s End (Parent Support Group)

How do I become a member?

We have 32 organizational members and over 50 individuals involved in our work.
Our membership ranges from local schools and colleges to social service agencies, law
enforcement, local churches and individual citizens.

The Partnership meets the second Thursday of every month from 8:30 – 10:00 pm at the
Career Development Center next to Mt. Anthony Union High School. We are constantly
welcoming new members and we are particularly pleased to gain new parent and youth
representation. To join or for more information call (802) 442-5491 ext. 254.

How do I contact the Partnership?

Email: information@southshiresource.org
On the web: www.southshiresource.org
Phone: (802) 442-5491 ext. 254
Mail:
Southshire Partnership for a Healthy Community
100 Ledge Hill Drive PO Box 588
Bennington, VT 05201