Coalition Information
Motorcade to Recovery
Join Floyd County to celebrate Recovery on Saturday, September 26. The “Motorcade to Recovery Celebration” will involve residents motorcade from their communities to the new re-development site in the City of Martin for a rally that begins at 3 p.m. Congressman Hal Rogers, UNITE director Karen Engle, local officials and representatives of Recovery are scheduled to speak. The event is sponsored by Floyd County Communities Against Drug Addiction (CADA), Operation UNITE and the City of Martin.
Reducing recidivism
Coalition members are looking into a possible grant to help reduce recidivism in the Floyd County Jail.
Leadership training
Approximately 300 students representing UNITE Clubs at 20 schools in the Big Sandy region completed the second phase of a new UNITE Youth Leadership Program on March 8. This was one of three regional programs to train middle and high school youth to be catalysts for helping their peers make positive life choices by demonstrating leadership skills within their home communities.
Youth Summit
Nearly 2,900 students and 238 adults from 59 schools in 12 counties participated in Operation UNITE’s “Piercing the Darkness of Drugs” Youth Summit held Thursday, Sept. 17, at both The Mountain Arts Center and Prestonsburg High School in Prestonsburg. The program provided an action-packed day full of positive messages and vital information about avoiding peer pressure, leadership and creating/maintaining anti-drug UNITE clubs in your school.
UNITE Clubs
Floyd County had seven registered UNITE Clubs in 2009-10 school year – Allen Elementary, Allen Middle, Betsy Layne High, J.D. Adams Middle, John M. Stumbo Elementary, John M. Stumbo Middle, and Prestonsburg Elementary.
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Floyd County News
UNITE/PRIDE helping Pike flood victims
Operation UNITE and PRIDE staff members are accepting donations of items to assist Pike County residents victimized by flash flooding over the weekend. “Everything is needed right now – from baby wipes to furniture,” said Karen Engle, UNITE director. “Several rural communities have been devastated and thousands of families affected. Many people have lost everything they own.” Anyone...
Read MoreBasketball with a message
HINDMAN – Learning how to play and working together as a team to conquer adversity comes in many forms. Winning is much more than merely being the biggest, the fastest, or having the highest score at the end of a game. That message was delivered with the precision of a last-second buzzer-beater during Operation UNITE’s final Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camp of the year, held Thursday,...
Read More122 attend Pike SHND camps
PIKEVILLE – Doubling up on the fun to reach as many youth as possible, Operation UNITE brought two Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps to Pike County on Tuesday, June 29. The free interactive program tipped off at Phelps High School then, after a brief cross-county intermission, was repeated at East Ridge High School. Former University of Kentucky basketball star Jeff Sheppard told...
Read More2 Pike Shoot Hoops camps
PIKEVILLE – Two free basketball camps featuring former University of Kentucky star Jeff Sheppard are coming to Pike County on Tuesday, June 29. These interactive camp programs, open to all school-age youth, tip off at 11 a.m. at Phelps High School and 4 p.m. at East Ridge High School. Participants are asked to arrive about 30 minutes early to register. Presented by Phoenix Products, the...
Read MoreUNITE Clubs complete Leadership Program
PRESTONSBURG – Approximately 300 students representing UNITE Clubs at 20 schools in the Big Sandy region completed the second phase of a new UNITE Youth Leadership Program Monday. This was one of three regional programs to train middle and high school youth to be catalysts for helping their peers make positive life choices by demonstrating leadership skills within their home...
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