UNITE welcomes six interns for summer of 2022

UNITE welcomes six interns for summer of 2022

Six interns will be assisting with Operation UNITE’s summer youth prevention programs in 2022.Funded through a Kentucky AmeriCorps grant, the interns will primarily be helping coordinate the five regional Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps with Jarrod Polson in...
Shawn Allen

Shawn Allen

Shawn Allen had a normal childhood. He grew up in church. His parents didn’t drink or smoke. It wasn’t an environmental thing, he said.Shawn started running with the wrong crowd and experimenting with drugs near the end of high school. Soon, he alienated all of his...
21 students awarded ‘I Am UNITE’ scholarships

21 students awarded ‘I Am UNITE’ scholarships

Twenty-one high school seniors in the Class of 2022 have been selected to receive “I Am UNITE” scholarships totaling $31,500 for being champions for anti-drug efforts in their schools and communities.“These scholarships honor youth – whom we call UNITE Ambassadors –...
Dr. Al Mooney to headline Appalachian Gathering

Dr. Al Mooney to headline Appalachian Gathering

Parts of Appalachia have been called the epicenter of the American drug problem. In 2018, drug overdose mortality rates in Appalachia were 48% higher than the national average. The COVID-19 pandemic brought an increased mortality from substance use disorders for...