The Kansas Family Partnership Mission Statement:
To promote positive youth behaviors by supporting diverse Kansas families and communities through education, networking and advocacy.
Kansas Family Partnership, Inc., (KFP) is a highly-respected, non-profit, private agency that has been providing research-based drug and alcohol prevention resources and training opportunities for individuals, organizations and policy-makers throughout Kansas for the past decade. KFP is part of a statewide prevention infrastructure that includes state and local entities such as the Kansas Regional Prevention Centers that serve all 105 counties in the state, community coalitions and grassroots organizations, law enforcement, and the Kansas Army National Guard Drug Demand Reduction Unit. In addition, KFP is a member of many national organizations and professional associations in the prevention community.
Kansas Family Partnership grew out of a statewide initiative adopted in 1991 known as the Kansas Family Initiative. In 1995, the Kansas Family Initiative became Kansas Family Partnership, Inc., and was established as a not-for-profit organization.
KFP services and programs include:
A quarterly prevention newsletter that is distributed statewide to over 8,000 readers;
A web site that provides instant access to valuable prevention information, training and resources;
An e-newsletter for community coalitions throughout the state;
RADAR (Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resources) – providing free prevention materials to individuals and organizations statewide;
The Annual Kansas Red Ribbon Campaign;
Kansas SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions);
Kansas Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Initiative; and
Kansas Youth Leadership Summit.
Keywords: substance abuse prevention; substance abuse education; youth leadership training; free resources; Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Resources; SADD; Red Ribbon; Kansas Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free; Kansas Youth Leadership Summit.