Porter County Substance Abuse Council

The Porter County Red Ribbon Campaign will be holding its Kick-Off on Monday, October 21 at Portage City Hall, 6070 Central Avenue in downtown Portage. Kick-Off will begin at 10 a.m. Students from four Porter County Elementary Schools will be...

The Porter County Substance Abuse Council announced that they are providing matching grant dollars, up to $15,000 total, for all Porter County school corporations. These dollars are available for schools with random drug testing policies in place....

Over 1,500 Porter County students were given the opportunity to experience the hazards of impaired driving in the last three weeks. The Porter County Drunk Driving Task Force visited four high schools this spring: Boone Grove, Morgan Township,...

Kiki Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, was tortured and killed in 1985. His fight against illegal drugs and the devastation they do to communities has been championed since then via the Red Ribbon Campaign. In honor of his memory...

The Porter County Substance Abuse Council’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting was held on February 14. This month’s speaker was Sarah Bernard, Counselor at the new treatment facility in Porter County, New Beginnings Counseling, Inc. Treating...

Last week the Porter County Substance Abuse Council had its regularly scheduled meeting on January 10. The speaker for the session was Paige Connelly, Public Information Officer for Porter County Central Communications. She introduced a life-saving...

In an emergency, fire, ambulance, police calls, and other first responders arrive at a business or home with little more data than the 911 cry for help. A new service in Porter County, Smart911, will allow companies and others to register...

The Boys & Girls Club of Porter County is the spotlight at this month’s Substance Abuse Council Meeting. The Boys & Girls Club offers a safe, drug-free location for youth across Porter County. Dawn Duty, Director of Resource Development,...

There are many players in the fight against substance abuse. Over twenty Porter County organizations received funds from the Substance Abuse Council to provide programs from October, 2011 until September, 2012. Representatives from these...

Red Ribbon Week is October 23-31. The Porter County Red Ribbon Campaign will be holding its Kick-Off on Monday, October 22 at the Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Avenue. Kick-Off will begin at 10 a.m. During Red Ribbon Week...