Speakers Bureau
Looking for a Speaker on Youth and Drugs?
Whether the purpose of your program is to inspire or inform, the Community Collation for Healthy Youth’s Speakers Bureau can help you find local speakers who can motivate and educate families, teens and community members on the challenges of living in today’s world.
- Alcohol Advertising Aimed at Youth
Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County - Teens Fight the Tobacco Industry in the Media
Cooperative Extension- Reality Check - What Should I Tell my Child about Drinking?
Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County - Helping Kids Make Healthy Choices
TST BOCES Youth Development Programs - Talk: the Anti-Drug; Communication between Parents and Kids
CDRC
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service – interactive theater - Steps to Reduce Underage Drinking and Driving
Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County - Designer Drugs, Steroids, and High School Athletics
Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services - About Marijuana
Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County - Treating Drug Dependency – Best Practices for Youth Clients
Alcoholism and Drug Council of Tompkins County Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services - Working with Schools to Prevent Drug Use
TST BOCES Youth Development Programs - An Environmental Approach to Preventing Drug Abuse
Community Coalition for Healthy Youth
Contact Information
The Community Coalition for Healthy Youth can help to plan a meeting and/or arrange speakers for your group, or you can contact the agencies directly.
Community Coalition for Healthy Youth
c/o Tompkins County Youth Services
320 W. State St., Ithaca, NY 14850
274-5310
Nancy Zahler or Sara Hess
Email: nzahler@tompkins-co.org, shess@tompkins-co.org
Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County
201 E. Green St., Suite 500, Ithaca, NY 14850
Stacy Cangelosi, Education Coordinator
274-6288
Email: scangelosi@alcoholdrugcouncil.org
Community Dispute Resolution Center
120 W. State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
273-9347
Youth Program Development Coordinator
Email: cdrc@cdrc.org
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Reality Check
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
272-2292
Sylvia Duran, Coordinator
Email: sd237@cornell.edu
Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services
334 W. State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
273-5500
Richard Bennett, Treatment Director
Email: rbennett@carsny.org
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service
124 E. Court St., Ithaca, NY 14850
272-1505
Ellen Schmidt, Education Program Coordinator
Email: spcs2@juno.com
TST BOCES
555 Warren Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
257-1551
Amanda Verba, Youth Development Programs
Email: averba@mail.tstboces.org