Orange Fest Unpeeled. Part I. Hi, CV! Orange Fest (OF) was a smash. Even though it was hot, nearly 400 people came out to celebrate parents, youth, and community with CV Alliance and our Youth Alliance. The feedback we’ve received has been positive especially since everyone knew this was the first annual OF, or our […]
Hi, CV! Monday morning was Howdy Day at Rosemont signaling the start of another school year. We stood near the Korean-American PTA, Prom Plus, the Teen Scene After-school Program (I think) and Camp Fireworks. From the looks on everyone’s faces, this year is going to rock! If you don’t know about Prom Plus, it is […]
Hi, CV! Two board members, Sona Hovsepian and Ana-Marie Schaefer, will attend the 2015 Mid-Year Training Institute to learn new strategies to prevent and reduce underage substance use. “Mission Possible: Agents of Change,” is sponsored by CADCA, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. I’ve attended CADCA three times and always come away with new ideas, a […]
Hi, CV! An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. CV Alliance works to help prevent underage substance use and abuse. We put on programs that are too often attended by people who already know information about substance abuse or who are already in crisis. The information we present is grand and friendships […]
Hi, CV! We hope you are settling in for another good, relaxing summer. You know there are plenty of free things to do in Los Angeles over the summer. Start “Googling” free concerts in L.A. or free movies in L.A. and you’ll get the gist. Today, I’m going to focus on four events that you’ll […]
Hi, CV! Let’s recap our 2014-15 year: September – Teen Trials’ “How the Teenage Brain Learns” by Tina Givrad, DEA Drug Take Back, Strategic Partners meeting, CV Youth Alliance at CVHS, Healthy Living in a Changing World community conference at GCC. October – ID check at Oktoberfest, Paul Royer led four free parent sessions at […]
Hi, CV! As the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) Superintendent Dr. Sheehan leaves we must recognize and thank him for the benefits his leadership has brought to CV Alliance. Dr. Sheehan spoke at our June 2014 Strategic Partners meeting, giving everyone a snapshot into the richness of GUSD schools, student population and learning opportunities for […]
Hi, CV! It’s Memorial Day as I write this column and I am struck by all the posts my friends put on Facebook to honor the fallen. My experience in the military was through free ROTC classes offered at college designed to get people interested in signing up for the military. In Wilderness Survival, I […]
Hi, CV! If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter, you know we keep up on alcohol and drug use and abuse. Professionals and academics are now using the clinical term “substance use disorders” as we move into a disease-based approach to this insidious situation. After a lovely weekend, I’m sharing a zeitgeist snapshot, what […]
Hi, CV! To summarize last week’s talks: Hi, my name is Dan* and I’m an alcoholic. Hi, my name is Tina and I love the teenage brain. A grant due date and moving have me behind the 8 ball. Here’s an assignment written by my daughter; she got 22/25: I volunteered for CV Alliance, a […]