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NRPM Community Contest 2006

 

National Runaway Prevention Month 2006

Community Contest Winners

Huckleberry House: Huck House launched an awareness campaign to bring attention to National Runaway prevention Month 2006 by leading a green light project.  We distributed 8,000 green light bulbs in Columbus, Ohio during the month of November along with educational materials and other premiums to educate the community about issues that homeless and runaway teens face.  Huck House also partnered with five other agencies across the state to foster the green light program across the state of Ohio.

Mecosta Osceola Youth Attention Center, Inc:  The National Runaway Prevention Month activities at Mecosta Osceola were based around the theme "Runaway Reach Out."  Mecosta Osceola worked to reach out to the press by submitting press releases and holding interviews with reporters – this resulted in two articles being published one in The Pioneer and one in the weekend paper.

Mecosta Osceola also organized two contests; art and writing in 21 area schools.  The entries had to display the dangers and/or disadvantages of running away from home as well as alternatives for prevention.

Youth & Family Services, Inc: Y&FS sent press releases to all local papers (El Reno, OK) this resulted in articles printed in the Yukon Review as well as the El Reno Tribune.  We posted homeless and runaway prevention posters in YFS offices.  We distributed content appropriate runaway prevention information to area public schools (youth guides and school curriculum), public libraries (youth guides & bookmarks), waiting rooms (parent guides), and police departments (COPS guide).  We also posted news releases to statewide youth services list serve groups so that others would be aware of NRPM and distribute in their parts of Oklahoma.