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S.W.A.G. (Students With Awareness & Goals) Is Back In Full Effect!

𝘚.𝘞.𝘈.𝘎. (𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 & 𝘎𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴) 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵! 🎉⁣⁣ S.W.A.G. is our holistic prevention program offered primarily to middle school students, but available to high school students as well. The aim is to equip and empower kids to make healthy life choices that will enable them to confidently navigate through obstacles and challenges. ⁣⁣𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘹, 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝟷𝟸-𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝟼𝟶-𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘮, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. ⁣⁣Programs like S.W.A.G. are vital to the teens in our community fulfilling their potential. With it, we can help change attitudes and values that ultimately lead to thriving communities where abstinence is embraced.⁣⁣ Do you know anyone who might be interested in learning more about this program? Tag them in the comments below! ⬇️

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