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Did you know?
MOST of our students make good decisions about drugs and alcohol. Our goal is to increase the number of youth who make healthy choices by correcting misperceptions about their peers use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Communicating accurate information and encouraging parents to establish clear rules and guidelines will cultivate even stronger positive community norms in our area.
Latest News & Resources
Adverse community experience: individual trauma can lead to community trauma—destructive social norms, unemployment, deteriorated environments, and more. Taking a whole-community approach can help elevate all in this arena. Mentorship, career workshops, positive parenting skill workshops, affordable high-quality childcare, after school activities. ACEs can have long-term effects: not finishing schools, depression. ACEs can be prevented—5 strategies. Changing social norms, quality childcare and education early in life, enhancing parenting skills, intervening to lessen harms and prevent future risk.
About Us
FariCARES’ goal is to support Faribault County and promote positive change when it comes to substance abuse. FariCARES works closely with the We Are United campaign in the USC and BEA school districts and communities to reduce underage alcohol consumption. The coalition is made up of hopeful and concerned community members and meets once per month in Wells, MN.
Kelsey Staloch
FariCARES coordinator
kstaloch@unitedsouthcentral.org
