INDIAN VALLEY CHARACTER COUNTS! COALITION (an initiative of the North Penn YMCA)
Helping Youth Stay Healthy, Safe and Drug Free!
The Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition has served it’s community for many years. Our team has shifted but our mission is still the same! Our goals are aligned with the communities needs and our team is dedicated to making it happen. Whether that be through education, advocacy, or providing resources,
Continue readingTake Back Day was a big success! Officers from Franconia Police Department, members of the Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition and Principal Laura Heineck from Franconia Elementary helped with the event. Officers collected over 220 pounds of unwanted and unused prescription medications and other over-the-counter-medicines. Students from Franconia were encouraged
Continue readingMarch 3, 2022 An invitation from our President and Vice-President-Dr. Christopher Hey and Debra Ryan After a two-year hiatus necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, IVCCC is back! Who could have predicted that our professional and personal lives would be disrupted in so many ways? Our school district partners, for one,
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Continue readingSATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2021 (10AM-2PM) On Saturday, April 24, 2021 the Franconia Police Department will partner with the Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition and the Souderton Area School District to bring you a local Take Back Day. The event will be held at the Franconia Elementary School. Unwanted Rx Medications
Continue readingHelp celebrate National Character Counts! Week. Beginning Monday, October 19, 2020, we invite all members of our community to help celebrate National Character Counts! Week. Character Counts! Week is the biggest celebration of character in the world. First declared “National CHARACTER COUNTS! Week” in 1993, the U.S. President, U.S. Senate,
Continue readingOn Saturday, October 24, 2020 the Franconia Police Department will partner with the Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition and the Souderton Area School District to bring you another Take Back Day. The event will be held at the Franconia Elementary School. Unwanted Rx Medications will be collected at our drive
Continue readingThe Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition, has partnered with The Montgomery County Department of Human Services’ Office of Drug and Alcohol, Family Services, prevention-focused coalitions, providers, and school districts throughout Montgomery to educate parents and caregivers about the “Talk. They Hear You.”® Campaign (TTHY). We hope once you have learned
Continue readingOur partners at Montgomery County Department of Human Services have provided a link for online support during social distancing. Please click on the county logo below for these resources. Resources include: Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Support
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