What We Have Done
Drug Take Back Event
The Juniata County Prevention Board and Juniata County Probation and Parole organized a Drug Take Back Event during Port Royals Fall Foliage Days. Many medications were collected and disposed of properly during this initiative. Please continue to use the Drug Drop box located in the Courthouse Annex to dispose of unused, expired and unwanted medications.
2nd Annual Hall of Information
2nd Annual held November 2017 at Tuscarora Junior High
The Juniata County Prevention Board hosted a “Hall of Information” at the Tuscarora Junior High School on November 9, 2017 during the school’s parent-teacher conferences. There were numerous agencies with representatives there to provide information on the kinds of human services available to the citizens of Juniata County and to take questions from anyone needing information.
Positive Messages on Social Media
Juniata_Prevents on Instagram and Juniata Prevents on Snapchat offer a daily positive message. Check it out and encourage your friends and family to follow along, too!
Hall of Information
First Annual held November 2016 at Tuscarora Junior High
Area organizations, agencies and community resources were available during parent teacher conferences. Parents, grandparents and guardians were able to talk to local experts about various resources available to their families.
The Anonymous People
Free movie screening - May 2016
A feature documentary film about the over 23 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction. The JCPB held a free screening of the movie in May 2016, followed by an open forum to discuss addiction and recovery, as well as the resources available in our community.
*Click the image to view the full Anonymous People Event Flyer*
Logo Slogan Contest
Awarded in March 2016
The JCPB invited art students from Juniata and East Juniata High Schools to participate in developing our official Logo/Slogan. We received many amazing entries from talented students. The winner was Zoey Graybill, a senior at East Juniata High School. Her winning design will be the official icon of the Juniata County Prevention Board.
2inspire Positive Thinking Campaign at Tuscarora Jr High
Implemented in Spring 2016
2inspire provides the opportunity for youth to create, develop, and implement positive messaging campaigns to send to their peers and communities that drugs and alcohol do not have to be part of their activities and that in fact, most teens are NOT drinking and doing drugs. The Juniata County Prevention Board is partnering with the TJHS Builder’s Club in this campaign.
Adopt-a-School Program
Implemented in Spring 2016
The Community Outreach and Public Relations Workgroup of the JCPB developed this program to partner local churches with each elementary school in the Juniata County School District. The churches will be available to supply elementary schools with immediate, specific needs of their students such as winter coats, backpacks and personal hygiene items.
Life Skills Training Grant
Awarded to JCSD in January 2016, to be implemented in the 2016-17 school year
The JCPB assisted the school district in obtaining and implementing this 3 year grant which is designated for 7-9 graders across the district. LST is a substance abuse prevention curriculum addressing social, psychological, cognitive, and attitudinal factors associated with the use of various legal and illegal substances