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Good
Friends Stick
Together!

PAWS
stands for Peers are Wonderful Support.
PAWS is a program for Middle
School and High School students who are
interested in, and enjoy, helping other
kids in their community. About 20
towns in our region participate in this
program. Most PAWS programs
are found in schools or at your local
Youth Service Bureau.
PAWS
students are leaders both inside and
outside of school. They serve as
role models and mentors for other
students and as activists taking a stand
against substance abuse and tobacco use.
They work to create change, making their
schools and communities better and
healthier places. Being a PAWS
student means that you set a good
example for other kids and that you are
a leader!
PAWS
students go to several conferences
throughout the year. At these
conferences, they participate in many
different workshops that help them learn
how to be good leaders; they also
receive good food and fun giveaways and
get to meet PAWS students from
different schools in the area and learn
about their programs.
If you, or
your big brothers or sisters, are
interested in joining the PAWS
program, just talk to your teacher or
guidance counselor, or contact your
Youth Service Bureau to find out if
there is a Peer Helping/Mediation
program in your town or how you can
start one if none is available.
Remember, you must understand that as a
role model and activist regarding
substance abuse issues, you must live a
life that is true to what you work for
as a PAWS student. That
means you must remain substance free!
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