The Peer Educators Program is designed to train drug-free\u00a0youth ages 13-21\u00a0to conduct trainings\/presentations on life skills utilizing MJCPC resources. Our mission is to reduce risk factors that lead to alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and increase resiliency factors of youth in high-risk environments in Jackson, Mississippi through our Peer Educators.<\/p>\n
Program Requirements<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n Participants must:<\/p>\n \u2022 be and remain a DRUG-FREE youth age 13-21;<\/p>\n \u2022 successfully complete the training-of-trainers (TOT) workshop;<\/p>\n \u2022 observe at least two actual trainings\/presentations conducted by an MJCPC staff member and assist an MJCPC staff member with two trainings\/presentations prior to conducting their own training session; and<\/p>\n \u2022 conduct a minimum of four trainings or presentations accompanied by an MJCPC staff member per year.<\/p>\n Program Benefits<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n Participants will:<\/p>\n \u2022 receive immeasurably valuable leadership training that will enhance their life management skills and prepare\u00a0them for leadership roles among their cohort group.<\/p>\n \u2022 receive guidance and support with life management decisions from caring responsible adults who adhere to MJCPC’s motto, “Bridging the Gap Between Needs and Services.”<\/p>\n \u2022 be honored at the completion of their preparatory training during a ceremonial awards program and receive an official Peer Educator Certificate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Peer Educators Program is designed to train drug-free\u00a0youth ages 13-21\u00a0to conduct trainings\/presentations on life skills utilizing MJCPC resources. Our mission is to reduce risk factors that lead to alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and increase resiliency factors of youth in high-risk environments in Jackson, Mississippi through our Peer Educators. Program Requirements Participants must: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":426,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/mjcpc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1282"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/mjcpc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/mjcpc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/mjcpc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/426"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/mjcpc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1282"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/mjcpc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4846,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/mjcpc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1282\/revisions\/4846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/mjcpc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}