Too Good Programs - Mendez Foundation

On February 15, 2014, 1,700 kids participated in the Too Good for Drugs Junior Gasparilla Distance Classic at the University of Tampa. Congratulations to all the champions for healthy living! Special thanks to the City of Tampa, the Gasparilla Distance Classic Association, Inc, and the staff of the Mendez Foundation.

Thanks, SHAD!

We're headed to CADCA in Washington, DC! Visit us in the exhibit hall at booth #503 and learn what's new in substance abuse prevention.

http://njtoday.net/2013/11/20/rahway-students-are-too-good-for-drugs/

Rahway Students Are ‘Too Good For Drugs’ Sixth grade students from Franklin Elementary School in Rahway celebrated the completion of an 8-week long program entitled ‘Too Good For Drugs,’ which was sponsored by Prevention Links. The program was designed to foster essential social and emotional learning skills that have been linked to health...

http://www.steamboattoday.com/news/2013/oct/20/middle-school-and-high-school-students-get-new-hea/

Steamboat Springs Chooses Too Good for Drugs Steamboat Springs High School and Steamboat Springs Middle School are implementing a brand-new health curriculum with the help of a $40,000 state-funded grant. The group’s overwhelming consensus was an evidence-based curriculum called “Too Good For Drugs.”

http://www.thefranklinnewspost.com/article.cfm?ID=25928

Too Good for Drugs in the Franklin News Post "TGFD covers education about the harmful effects of various substances, but it also covers effective communication, refusal skills, goal setting and making healthy choices," said Regina Clark. "The program is designed to benefit everyone in the school by providing needed education in social and emot...

There is still time to register for Too Good Training in California June 25-28.

https://www.mendezfoundation.org/toogood/trainings

Too Good Open Trainings give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deliver Too Good with ease and with results, and they provide an opportunity to share and connect with other prevention educators. Our professional trainers bring real-world experience from the classroom to give your implementation a head start on the road to success.

http://www.currentargus.com/ci_23249869/too-good-drugs-and-violence

Too Good for Drugs and Violence Before their transition into middle school, Carlsbad's fifth grade students undergo a year-long Too Good for Drugs and Violence class taught by Carlsbad Police Cpl. Tony Baca. On Saturday, the students decorated floats and participated in a parade to publicly show the community their decision to liv...

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2013/05/teachers_endorse_social_emotional_lessons_but_subject_lacks_priority.html

Teachers Endorse Social-Emotional Lessons A majority of teachers say it's very important for schools to work on developing students' social and emotional skills, results from a new nationally representative survey show.The survey results, released Wednesday, also show that a majority of teachers believe that improving students' social and e...

Congratulations to Carlsbad Elementary Schools' fifth grade students!

"They've been in classes for nine months, and now they're ready to throw a parade. Fifth grade students enrolled in the Too Good for Drugs and Violence program provided in all Carlsbad elementary schools, Jefferson Montessori Academy, Trinity Christian Academy and St. Edward School will be walking in and riding on floats from Church Street to the Municipal Beach Park Saturday to commemorate their graduation from the program and their transition into middle school with a commitment to good morals."

From the Carlsbad Current Argus. Read more at:

http://www.currentargus.com/ci_23197276/anti-drug-parade-celebrates-student-commitments

https://www.mendezfoundation.org/toogood/elementary