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Helping children and families succeed |
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The Pledge for Life Partnership is a volunteer-driven coalition of
concerned citizens working to
improve the quality of life in Kankakee
and
Iroquois counties in east central Illinois through
solutions that
address the causes of school
failure, substance abuse, juvenile
delinquency
and other life-compromising behaviors.
Established in
1989, the Partnership is
governed by a 24-member board of directors
comprised of parents, community members
and representatives from
education, business,
government, law enforcement and other health and
social service agencies. |
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The Pledge for
Life Partnership supports programs that:
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In the spotlight... |
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Reunion with
mascot leads to happy memories
As young student at the former Saint Patrick and Theresa School in Kankakee, Rachel Blanchette, 22, remembers being very excited when
the Life Education Center would come to her school. “I couldn’t
wait to see Harold,” she recalled, “and the lessons taught by Brenda
Wetzel inspired me to stay true to my beliefs and avoid the peer
pressures I would later encounter.”
Now loan officer with First American Bank, Rachel began serving in
January as a member of the Pledge for Life Partnership’s board of
directors – one of the main sponsors of the LEC programs.
In addition to its K-6th grade
“Wise Highs” curriculum
that teaches youngsters the importance of making the right choices for
their bodies and minds, the program sponsors the Project Northland
underage drinking prevention curriculum for junior high school students;
and Class Action for high school students. About 15,000 students at some
70 public and private schools participate in these programs every year.
LEC
classes began in 1990 and a second mobile unit acquired in 1998 allowed
program expansion into Iroquois County. For more information, call the
Pledge for Life Partnership at 936-4606. |
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