Funding available for local underage drinking prevention activities

The Washington State Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking (RUaD) is offering stipends for community organizations that want to conduct a Let's Draw the Line Between Youth & Alcohol campaign and/or a town hall meeting about underage drinking. 

RUaD has been asked by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to submit the names of 100 Washington communities that would like to host town hall meetings.  Participants will receive a $500 stipend to underwrite costs of the meetings.  Contact RUaD by December 2 if your organization is interested. 

Groups can receive a $1000 stipend for conducting a Let's Draw the Line campaign.  Groups may sign up on December 1 by visiting http://www.letsdrawtheline.org/. 

"Let's Draw the Line" materials still available for free

The Washington State Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking (RUaD) still has free materials available for community's that want to continue activities in support of the Let's Draw the Line campaign.  Free materials include window clings like the ones shown below.  (Wrist bands are no longer available.)  Order forms are available on the campaign website.   

Outreach to retailers

The Prevention WINS Retail Outreach Workgroup met for the first time yesterday, April 4. 

The workgroup decided to send letters to the 80 stores that sell alcohol in northeast Seattle about the high underage drinking rates in our community and asking them to place window clings (pictured at left) on their beer refrigerators.  Since most teenagers in our community report getting alcohol "at a party" or from older friends and siblings, the window clings remind people of possible legal consequences associated with buying alcohol for minors.

The window clings are part of the Let's Draw the Line campaign developed by RUaD -- the Washington State Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking. 

The next Retail Outreach Workgroup meeting will take place May 9, 10 a.m., at Seattle Children's.  More workgroup members are needed . . . anyone interested in reducing youth access to alcohol in northeast Seattle is invited to participate. 

Young artists raise awareness about substance abuse

WAPI Presents : TRUTH BE TOLD: Substance Abuse


Open Mic: Youth spreading awareness about their experiences with substance abuse through poetry, art, music in partnership with the King County "Lets Draw the Line Between Youth and Alcohol" Arts Contest. Come see Seattle’s young artists perform their poetry, songs, dance and visual arts!

When: Saturday March 26, 6-9 PM

Where: The Dungeon: WAPI - Washington Asian Pacific Islander Community Services

Columbia City Location: 3722 S. Hudson St. 98118 (Rainier Avenue and Henderson Downstairs)

Youth and community members are invited to attend.  The purpose of this event is to inform the community and youth about substance abuse. 

Local teens participate in Let's Draw the Line campaign

Youth from High Point's Teens Against Drugs and Alcohol (TADA) recently decorated statues near the West Seattle Bridge as part of the Let's Draw the Line Between Youth and Alcohol campaign.  More photos are posted on the campaign's Facebook page.

Show your support for reducing youth exposure to alcohol ads

Thanks in part to input from anti-drug coalitions, the Washington State Liquor Control Board adopted new alcohol advertising rules in April to reduce the amount of ads that young people are exposed to in our communities.

We can, once again, show our support for a reduction in alcohol advertising by signing a Let's Draw the Line Commitment Card. Print and sign a card, get other people you know to sign them, too, and send them to the Prevention WINS coordinator. Our cards will join cards signed by other advocates and raise awareness about alcohol advertising and youth.

For information about alcohol marketing and youth, visit http://www.camy.org/.

Let's draw the line

The Washington State Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking (RUaD) recently launched a new campaign called Let's Draw the Line. The campaign's overall goal is that everyone in our state wants to draw the line between youth and alcohol. Communities throughout the state will be organizing Let's Draw the Line events and activities, including Prevention WINS. Visit http://www.letsdrawtheline.org/ for more information.