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Public Service Announcements to air on Kansas television and radio

First Lady Stacy Parkinson has recorded several public service announcements for the Kansas Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Committee regarding underage drinking and social hosting.  Mrs. Parkinson is the official spokesperson for the Kansas Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free initiative. 

Kansas Family Partnership partnered with the Kansas Highway Patrol to produce the announcements, which have been distributed to all Kansas television and radio stations.  Look and listen for them in your area!

CLICK HERE t o access the public service announcements


KS Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Releases White Paper on Underage Drinking in Kansas

Underage drinking is a significant issue that affects every Kansas community and it is a huge drain on our state budget.  The Kansas Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Committee has developed a white paper to educate communities and state leaders about how underage drinking affects Kansans. 


The white paper outlines the effects of underage drinking; youth alcohol use rates in Kansas; the economic impact of underage drinking; current Kansas policies to reduce youth access; and suggested policy changes and effective strategies to address this issue.

See the KS Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free section of our Web site.


Looking for new resources?

  • Click here to check out our RADAR section
    (Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resources)
  • Click here for "Not In Our House" social hosting and underage drinking resources from the Kansas Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free
  • Click here for Kansas SADD information
  • Click here for Kansas Red Ribbon Campaign information
  • Click here for Kansas Youth Leadership Summit (TABS) information
  • Click here for Kansas Family Day information
  • If you're looking for something you can't immediately locate, try our Search option on the left of this page

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Up to 30% of every purchase can go KFP's initiatives!

Here’s an easy way to raise money for your favorite cause! If you shop online, you can do all of your shopping through GoodShop’s online shopping mall, GoodShop.com, where you can shop at more than 900 top online retailers and a percentage of your purchases will go to Kansas Family Partnership. You pay the same price as you normally would, BUT a donation goes to your cause! There are 1,000 participating stores at the GoodShop online shopping mall, including Amazon, eBay, Target, Apple, Staples, Expedia, etc., to which a percentage of your purchase will be donated for free!

When you go to http://www.goodshop.com, you simply type in the name of the place where you want to shop, or choose from a list of businesses from a drop down menu on their site. You will also need to type in your designated charity:  Kansas Family Partnership.  It will take you to the Web site--just one extra step but so worth a donation that doesn’t cost you anything extra! The site also has thousands of money-saving coupons!

In addition, you can also start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch.com as your search engine and they’ll donate about a penny to Kansas Family Partnership, Inc. every time you do a search! It’s THAT easy!

The staff of Kansas Family Partnership appreciates your generous donations and we value your commitment to prevention!



 

“Not In Our House”: A Campaign to Reduce Alcohol Access by Kansas Youth in Homes and Communities
--Information on social hosting and underage drinking


Underage drinking is a problem in every Kansas community. While it is illegal for someone under the age of 21 to drink alcohol, it is often provided and/or served by parents or other adults in private homes or on private property. Kansas Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free has partnered with Interational Institute for Alcohol Awareness, Scholastic and Century Council to implement this campaign.

Visit our KS Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free page to learn more.


 

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