CACY providing new ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ digital exercise for adults
Not all teenagers will misuse substances however all teenagers are in danger for substance use or dangerous behaviors. CACY’s Hidden in Plain Sight (HIPS) grownup training program is an interactive show designed to teach involved adults about what to search for and the arrogance to know what to do when you discover one thing regarding. It gives clues to assist decide whether or not a toddler has favorable attitudes or behaviors towards substance use or different dangerous behaviors.
Hidden in Plain Sight is a show of a typical teen bed room arrange with drug paraphernalia which can be “hidden in plain sight.” This interactive visible program provides adults perception into present tendencies in youth attitudes regarding substance use/abuse, drug paraphernalia, concealment and gross sales of illicit medicine, tobacco, alcohol, medicine and inhalants.
To play the sport, go to cacyohio.org/hidden-in-plain-sight/.
Space Company on Growing older to host cryptocurrency rip-off consciousness occasion on Aug. 4
MARION — The Ohio District 5 Space Company on Growing older Inc. will maintain an upcoming occasion in Marion that is targeted on elevating consciousness and equipping older adults with the information and instruments to guard themselves from cryptocurrency scams.
Exploitation, particularly scams corresponding to cryptocurrency scams, proceed to be a rising concern amongst older adults. Understanding the urgency to deal with this situation, the Space Company on Growing older has organized a devoted occasion to make clear these scams and arm weak people with the knowledge they should safeguard their funds.
Titled “Cryptocurrency Rip-off Consciousness and Data,” the occasion will happen from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Friday at The Brickyard on Foremost, 135 S. Foremost St., Marion. Representatives from the Ohio District 5 Space Company on Growing older, Marion Senior Heart, Marion County Council on Growing older, ProSeniors, Ohio Lawyer Basic and Marion Job and Household Companies and Grownup Protecting Companies can be on-site to offer assets and knowledge. Attendees may have the chance to find out about numerous varieties of cryptocurrency scams, together with fraudulent schemes, and id theft, together with sensible tricks to detect and forestall such scams.
This occasion is free and is meant for older adults, finance professionals, and neighborhood members who have interaction with older adults. For extra info, contact Sue Montgomery at smontgomery@aaa5ohio.org. Registration will not be required however house is proscribed. This occasion can be livestreamed on Aug. 4 on the Company’s Fb web page.
AU launches Talon Observe program with Ashland Metropolis College District
ASHLAND — Leaders from Ashland College and the Ashland Metropolis College District have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which outlines a brand new and expanded collaboration between the 2 establishments by way of an initiative referred to as Talon Observe.
The Talon Observe program, which features a everlasting kiosk, will present space academic alternatives for highschool college students that may improve their experiences within the classroom and promote the advantages of upper training, assist for college-bound college students and their households within the search course of and an introduction to AU as one instance of the faculty expertise.
Along with the kiosk, different particular plans of the Talon Observe program embrace:
- AU college visits to show programs and/or discover careers in numerous tutorial disciplines
- Panels of present AU college students who will focus on the distinction between highschool and school
- An onsite monetary support workshop for college students and their households, offered by the AU monetary support workplace
- A profession exploration workshop for college students and their households, offered by the AU Profession Heart for Life Calling
- Faculty Credit score Plus programs for college students, supplied each in-person and on-line
- A $1,000 tuition scholarship to graduates of the associate highschool who enroll at AU and keep a minimal 3.0 GPA, and one other $1,000 housing scholarship for individuals who select to reside on campus and keep a minimal 3.0 GPA beginning fall 2024
Whereas Ashland Excessive College is the primary official Talon Observe associate, AU plans to broaden this system and can work with different faculties throughout the area and state which have a shared imaginative and prescient.