Detective Sebastian Biondo, from the Passaic County Sheriff's Department Gang Intelligence Unit, spoke about the rise in gang membership in Passaic County and how that contributes to drug trafficking in Passaic County.

UPinPC worked with Hawthorne Gospel Church to create awareness about the Heroin Epidemic; law enforcement, state official presentation and local community resources

Guest Speaker Yvonne Harvey Williams

Dr. William Kernan - Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Health at William Paterson University presented a focus group training workshop for the Passaic County Alliances

United for Prevention held its 3rd annual Awards and Appreciation Breakfast. This event recognized and celebrated community partnerships for the third straight year in a row.

Paul Warren, Deputy Executive Director, NDRI-USE, Inc.

Michael Santillo, Director of Integrated Care Services from Eva's Village will be presenting about the Opioid Overdose Recovery Program. Click the Link to Register.

Put out by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, UPinPC paritcipates in Knock Out Opiate Abuse Day, an awareness mobilization effort with a dual focus: educating physicians and raising awareness among New Jersey citizens and families designed to bring attention of the opioid abuse epidemic

Paterson Coalition Against Substance Abuse and Paterson Municipal Alliance

United for Prevention collaborated with the Passaic County Municipal Alliances and the Office of Superintendent of Schools to create the Passaic County Teen Summit. The theme was "Photo Voice," a program where students work together in identifying areas within their schools/communities that may require a positive change and sharing ideas to bring about that change to improve the conditions. In addition to the training, students were given the opportunity to listen to a powerful keynote speaker, Yvonne Harvey Williams.