SAFE has a variety of ways in which people can assist the coalition. Some of these involve volunteering for one-time events (such as bandfest) or participating over time on a variety of committees or task forces working on particular issues. If you are interested in helping in any of these capacities, please call 796-7100 or email frith.safe.@earthlink.net.

Opportunities for Involvement

Inhalant Prevention Task Force
This task force is addressing the problem of inhalant use, particularly among middle school students.

Underage Drinking Task Force
With leadership provided by teens, this task force is investigating the underage drinking patterns in Chesterfield County and developing strategies to address them.

Needs Assessment Task Force
This task force continues to share the results of the youth survey throughout the community and soon will begin the process of planning for the next youth survey in 2007.

Communications Committee
Assist in developing an overall communications plan for SAFE, including the most effective ways to utilize the media.

Cultural Competence Committee
Work with this committee to increase SAFE's ability to better understand tobacco, alcohol and other drug use in their cultural contexts and to more effectively reach multi-cultural audiences.

Bandfest
Help plan the annual bandfest or volunteer to assist at the event.

Coaches Drug-Prevention Initiative
Make connections with community athletic leagues to expand the coaches drug-prevention initiative to additional sports.

Use, You Lose
Help distribute literature at ninth-grade orientations or at monthly juvenile driver's license presentations or in other ways as needed.

Resource Development
Assist in identifying and contacting sources for on-going funding to support SAFE's activities.

SAFE Display
Volunteer to man SAFE's display and distribute literature at health/safety fairs and other community events to which SAFE is invited.

Web site design/assistance
Provide assistance in redesigning/ updating SAFE's Web site.