Prior to joining the ACT team Dare spent her career facilitating youth enrichment programming and teaching humane education. She joined ACT as a volunteer in 2014 and has served as director since 2018. In her free time, Dare enjoys watching…
Category: Prevention
Member of the Month: Patricia Johnson
Patricia Johnson, MS, RN, has two positions at Southwestern Vermont Health Center. She continues to work in the Emergency Department, and is also a Blueprint Spoke Nurse supporting those with Substance Use Disorders. New to the ACT board, she is…
Member of the Month: Nancy Koziol
Nancy Koziol is an internationally-certified wine expert/author/journalist and owner of couch + cork, an all-woman business providing in-home, venue-based, virtual and corporate wine education events. She started her career as a middle-school educator and believes in empowering students of all…
Hosting Safer Summer Parties & Gatherings
It's summertime, which means pool parties and backyard BBQs! This also means more risk for youth substance misuse: most underage drinking occurs in private settings such as home parties. Alcohol in the home remains the primary source of access for…
Celebrate Youth Appreciation Month in Bennington!
May is Youth Appreciation Month in Vermont, and each year we come together to celebrate Bennington youth for all that they contribute to the community! This year, instead of one day of fun, we're celebrating throughout the month of May…
Community Norms on Alcohol Consumption & Keeping Youth Safe
by Nancy Koziol, owner of couch + cork and ACT’s Business Sector Leader Vermont is known for so many things: its wild landscape ripe for outdoor recreation, lack of billboards and, unfortunately, higher rates of alcohol consumption–across all age groups–compared…
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