Organization Overview

Since 1982, Green Mountain Prevention Projects (GMPP) has been training leaders in prevention throughout Vermont.  As a small non-profit organization, we work in partnership with schools and community organizations to support substance abuse prevention and leadership skill development among youth.  GMPP offers a series of affirming, informative, and experiential programs that help youth build strength of character, camaraderie, a broad network of support and lives that are dependency free.

Programs:

Our current programs bring together students from around the state.  They are informative and fun, focusing on making healthy life decisions. 

·         The Junior High Project: a 3-day retreat for middle school students

·         Leaders in Action: a 4-day summer program for high school students

·         Letting Youth Lead: advanced leadership opportunities to staff programs and mentor younger students.

·          Teen Leadership Conference: a one day conference for students and advisors.

In partnership with the Vermont Department of Health:

·         Vermont Kids Against Tobacco: year-long tobacco awareness programs in middle schools.

 

Services:

           Our current services are developed to meet the needs of communities around the state.  They include:

• Peer Leadership Program: Custom-designed trainings to address issues facing individual communities
• Workshops: Topics to inform and energize youth events & programs! Topics include leadership, decision making, healthy choices, and natural highs.

Outcomes:

Based on surveys conducted prior to participating in GMPP programs and six months after completion, students reported the following results:

·         Reduction in current substance use

·         Reduction in expected use

·         Reduction in favorable attitudes about drugs

·         Increased knowledge of substance abuse risks

·         Increase in healthy coping behaviors

·         Increase in developmental assets

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