Our Mission
STEPS makes prevention a priority in our community through education, limiting access, and advocacy for policy change.
Our prevention work focuses on underage drinking, tobacco/vaping, cannabis/marijuana use, prescription drug misuse, and more. We believe that positive youth development is an essential building block to create generations of youth that are caring, competent, successful, and substance free.
Our Focus on Youth
STEPS was founded in 2007 with a mission to help our youth grow up to be caring, competent and successful. We develop programs and opportunities for young people to step up and showcase their best selves.
STEPS partners with Southington Public Schools to follow an Asset Building Classrooms (ABC) model. We also have STEPS Youth Council leadership opportunities, a youth community service initiative, and a classroom-based curriculum to improve student health and safety.
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Our Prevention Efforts
Our work in Southington to keep young people healthy and safe is a top priority. Data shows that substance use at a young age can lead to:
All these reasons are why substance use prevention among young people is so important. Take a moment to learn more about our work in Southington right now.
STEPS is hosting a TIPS training on April 6 at Homewood Suites, Southington, Connecticut. This responsible beverage serving class is open at all Southington establishments that serve alcohol - for FREE, thanks to our Prevention in CT Communities grant from Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you @fancybagels1 for having us today to promote our #itsnotcheesy project! 🍕♥️
Good communication is the first step in substance misuse prevention. Spend some time tonight going our over interactive quiz with your teens - it’s a great way to get conversation going as we take on the week ahead!
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🍕 It’s Not Cheesy…to eat pizza with your family! 🍕
Beginning this weekend, you’ll see a sticker featuring Randy the pizza slice and a QR code to our “It’s Not Cheesy” quiz on pizza boxes from many of our favorite Southington spots!
Thank you to the following restaurants for participating:
@craftkitchensouthington
@eldrions_pizza_offical
@partywithnonna
@renaldospizzasouthington
@spartan2restaurant
@thefireplacect
Southington Pizza House
You have a pizza our heart for helping us roll out our campaign! 🍕♥️
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This project wouldn’t be possible without support and funding from Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services!
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Love it!! Way to go Southington STEPS Coalition!
What can we do to help? I work at a local salon in town.
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Meet Randy! A VIP - Very Important Pizza - helping @stepsyouthcouncil spread an equally important message!
If you ordered pizza tonight, your box might have had a sticker featuring Randy and a QR code to a brand new, interactive quiz developed by Youth Council. The quiz tests your knowledge on the best ways for parents and young people to communicate and have positive conversations around substance use prevention.
Good communication is the first step in substance use prevention! It’s not cheesy to talk to your kids!
southingtonsteps.org/family
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Asset building in action!
#8 - Youth as Resources
#9 - Service to Others
What are Developmental Assets? They are 40 identified experiences, skills, values, and connections that ALL youth need to be healthy and successful.We would like to thank Daisy Scouts Troop 66259 for all of their hard work and thoughtfulness in creating these birthday bags. These bags are available to clients with children who have upcoming birthdays. Thank you, Troop 66259!!! ... See MoreSee Less
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Check out our new wheels! Well…not ours, but an officer at @southington_police!
Our amazing partnership with @southington_police continues to grow! We are so proud to have a C3 car riding around town! This car wouldn’t be possible without the support of Chief Daly.
If you see Officer Laporte out and about, be sure to give a honk and a wave! ... See MoreSee Less
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Awesomeness
🙂 Nice
Saw that today on flanders. I thought it was something out of state.
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