How To Donate:

If you would like to help Midland Area Partnership for Drug-Free Youth, START, and CAP 21 tackle the dangers of underage drinking, smoking, and drug use in Midland County, please contact us or send a tax deductible donation to:

Midland Area Partnership for Drug-Free Youth
P. O. Box 2368
Midland, MI 48641-2368
E-Mail: cohp@tm.net
Telephone: 989-835-8699

Any questions, concerns, or comments about making donations to the Midland Area Partnership for Drug-Free Youth should be forwarded to the executive director, Gaye Terwillegar, at the main office. Please consider donating to the MAPFDFY, making the community a safer, more secure environment for our teens and youth.

Safe Homes Initiative

Guiding the youth of our community to a happy and healthy adulthood is a responsibility that we all share. This challenge becomes increasingly difficult with the epidemic of substance abuse that we face today. We must take an active part in guiding the choices made by the youth of Midland County.

MAPFDFY, CAP 21 and START are working to make this challenge a little easier.

The Safe Homes initiative will assist adults in Midland County by providing information on Michigan Law, guidelines for hosting teen parties, identifying safe party locations and improved communication between adults and youth.

Safe Homes recognizes that parents and kids need support to resist peer pressure to drink. As part of the Safe Homes initiative, parents sign a pledge to follow some simple principles that provide a safer environment for their children. This Safe Homes Pledge is a one-year commitment, renewed annually. It provides parents and youth with an avenue for communication, mutual respect and expectation. Below are the statements included in this Promise:

• We will send a consistent message to our children that alcohol use under the age of 21 is unlawful and unacceptable.
  
• We will not permit the consumption of alcohol by underage youth in our presence.
  
• We will be present and visible during parties held in our home.
  
• We will monitor the supply of alcohol that is accessible to youth in our home.
  
• We will take corrective action, including contacting parents, when encountering youth who have been drinking.
  
• We will make every attempt to preventy individuals from driving if they have consumed alcohol.
  
• We will monitor the party attendance of our teen(s).
  
• We will not permit the use of illicit drugs or the abose of prescription and over-the-counter medications by our children and their friends.
  
• We will communicate with youth on the topic of safe dating practices, including the issue of dating violence.
  
• We will share this information with our teen(s) and agree to maintain an open line of communication with them.