Missouri Mentoring Partnership Teen-Parent Mentoring Program
The Teen Parent Mentoring Program serves pregnant or parenting young women who are not yet 21 years of age in Butler and Ripley Counties. The program currently serves 40 young women. The goals of the program are to pair a teen mother with mature adult female mothers to reduce the potential for child abuse and neglect, to increase immunizations among infants and toddlers and to reduce unwanted, repeat pregnancies. Program participants are required to particiapte in monthly support meetings and parenting skills workshops throughout the month. Young mothers may purchase items from the Baby Store with "baby bucks" earned through participation in the program. The Teen Parent Mentoring Program offers support for the pregnant and parenting teens as well as educational resources, and friendhips with other teen mothers.
For more information regarding the Teen parent Mentoring Program, contact Dalene Chilton, Program Director at 573-776-7830.
10th Annual Early Childhood Resource Fair's "Silly Saturday"
On Saturday, February 13, 2010, the 10th Annual Early Childhood Resource Fair's "Silly Saturday will be held at the Balck River Coliseum from 10:00 a.m- 1:00 p.m.This activity is designed for families who have young children. Participants can expect to be involved in "hands-on" activities such as finger painting, shaving cream fun, arts and crafts and many other activites. Children should dress in clothes that can get "messy". Participation in this event is freee of charge.
Booths will be available to organizations that support the young child. The first 400 children in attendance will recieve a book. For more information, contact Kristin Presley at 573-776-7830.
It's Not Worth It: Understanding Missouri's Alcohol Laws
The Butler County Community Resource Council, in collaboration with Divicom Productions, Poplar Bluff Police Department, Rural/Metro Ambulance, Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff Fire Department, Air Evac, Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, and City Cable, has produced a DVD, It’s Not Worth It about binge and underage drinking and risky behavior as it has affected residents of Butler County.
The Butler County Community Resource Council, in collaboration with the Poplar Bluff Police Department, Butler County Sheriff's Office, and City Cable, has produced a DVD about the perils of methamphetamine as it has affected residents of Butler County. Funding for this project was made possible partially through the Caring Communities Initiative, Missouri Department of Social Services.
Welcome to the world of The Meth Awareness Project. Since the early '90s, Poplar Bluff and Butler County, Missouri, have been at the epicenter of the war on illegal methamphetamine production and addiction. Three videos, designed to raise awareness of the meth scourge, take a look inside this insidious world ...
