A division of the Saginaw County Youth Protection Council

Too Good For Drugs & Violence

Too Good for Drugs & Violence-After School Activities (ages 5-13) is a dynamic program that includes activities adapted from our award-winning school-based programs, including Too Good for Drugs K-8 and Too Good for Violence K-8. Designed for recreation centers, community or after-school settings, these activities augment school-based prevention programs with fun and engaging opportunities to learn and practice prevention skills.

Too Good for Drugs & Violence-After-School Activities (ages 5-13) builds skills and strengthens healthy development in eight key areas:

• Goal setting
• Communication
• Decision making
• Conflict Resolution
• Managing Emotions
• Drug Awareness
• Bonding and Relationships
• Community Involvement

Too Good for Drugs & Violence-After School Activities kit materials include games, songs and stories tailored to a child’s interests and development level. Parents are also invited to participate through the use of Home Workouts. Lessons are tailored to two distinct groups: ages 5-9 and ages 10-13. Each kit includes:

• Instructor’s curriculum with more than 60 activities
• Scripted lesson format
• Colorful, attractive materials
• Parent components
• Enrichment resources

Children, families, and communities benefit from the positive, consistent message offered by Too Good for Drugs & Violence- After-School Activities. Teachers and parents report that children who participate:

• Acquire new interests and skills
• Develop better social skills
• Handle conflicts in more socially acceptable ways
• Volunteer in their communities
• Are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors
• Too Good for Drugs and Violence after-school activities (ages 5-13)

Children are influenced by all the environments in which they live. To be truly effective, prevention programs must reach children, schools, after-school programs, homes and entire communities.