Lions-Quest Program

History/Purpose Lions-Quest is a K-12 character education/drug and alcohol prevention program. This program is available through Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), which makes grant money available to sub-districts and multiple districts throughout the world. Incorporating risk, resiliency, and asset-building research, Lions-Quest programs engage families, schools, and community members in working together to increase the protective factors that promote young people’s healthy development and reduce those factors that put children at risk for problem behaviors. This involves: Strengthening the bonds between youth and their families, peers, school, and community. Teaching the social competency skills young people need for caring relationships, positive commitments, and resistance to negative pressures. Encouraging healthy aspirations and achievement. Ensuring that all youth feel cared for, valued, and supported. Providing meaningful opportunities for youth participation and contribution, including service learning. Setting clear, consistent expectations for behaviors, and promoting a no-drug use and no-violence philosophy throughout a student’s school experience. Lions-Quest K-12 programs are research based and comprehensive, with 60 studies and evaluations supporting its approaches. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Model Programs initiative, has designated Lions-Quest Skills for Adolescence as one of only 44 (out of 800) programs as a “Model Program”. Based on a third-party objective review panel, Skills for Adolescence has been recognized by CSAP as not only being scientifically based in its approach, but also has been proven effective through a series of in-school evaluation studies. In addition, the Lions-Quest K-12 programs have been recognized by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL). Skills for Growing (K-5), Skills for Adolescence (6-8) and Skills for Action (9-12) have all made the CASEL “Select” List. It is our understanding that Lions-Quest was the only program developer for whom all its efforts received the highest CASEL rating. How to Access This Program The Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation functions as a contractor for LCIF in sponsoring Lions-Quest K-12 contract workshops. OLSHF works with Oregon ’s school districts and invites teachers, counselors, administrators and community members to participate in 2-day in-service trainings. Classroom and parent materials are purchased by the OLSHF from Lions-Quest for classroom implementation following the 2-day in-service trainings. The OLSHF receives donations from Lions clubs, corporations, charitable foundations and trusts. Payments are issued to Lions-Quest upon receipt of invoices for contract workshop fees, student and parent materials, and other supplies needed for successful Lions-Quest implementation with fidelity. Contact Information Sherry Yarger, Programs Coordinator, 503.827.6952 ext. 10, sherry.yarger@orlions.org Don Potter, Youth Outreach - Lions-Quest Program, mpot32@aol.com

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