YPC News & Happenings

May 3, 2008 - Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road - FREE Admission - From 10:00-4:00 p.m.

Youth Partnership for Change (YPC) community educators will be facilitating a workshop from 3:00-4:00 p.m. at the Celebration of Families 15th Annual Parenting Festival focusing on Healthy Families, Healthy Planet. The YPC workshop will discuss the dangers and consequences of underage alcohol use, the effects of alcohol on adolescent brain and body, underage drinking laws in Texas and practical tips for parent.

June 4, 2008 - Dell Children's Medical Center, Sig Auditorium, 4900 Mueller Boulevard - FREE Admission, but space is limited.

2008 Regional Forums - Bringing together state and local voices to prevent youth substance use.

Texans Standing Tall is collaborating with community coalitions and organizations across the state to hold Regional Forums. The Forums are focused on preventing youth alcohol use with the ultimate goal of reducing youth substance abuse. The forum local regional partners are:

  • Lifesteps - Williamson County Coalition on Underage Drinking
  • Youth Partnership for Change, a program of YouthLaunch
  • Travis County Alliance for a Safer Community
The forum will equip participants with tools, information and resources for creating community change to prevent youth alcohol use. The local forum will be held June 4, 2008 at the Dell Children's Medical Center. Come join us! For more information visit and to register visit www.TexansStandingTall.com.

March 7, 2008 - YPC Program staff will be presenting at the Travis County Underage Drinking Prevention Taskforce meeting. Click HERE for more information.

February 15, 2008 - We are pleased to announce that YouthLaunch's Youth Partnership for Change (YPC) program has been selected as a participant in the National 2008 Take It Back Community Briefings. We will join over 350 other groups across the country as part of a national effort to inform communities about alcohol issues that are affecting youth access and underage drinking. While similar to successful Town Hall Meetings, Community Briefings will be organized and led by youth. The meetings will provide youth an opportunity to identify issues they feel need to be addressed in their community regarding youth and alcohol.

Click HERE for the Take It Back Community Briefing flyer.

The briefings will serve as a starting point for community action by informing youth and adults about current alcohol problems in our community, generating news media coverage, while raising awareness and building support for change. Our local Community Briefings will be held on March 5th, 2008.

Take It Back is a national movement led by youth to reduce alcohol problems and increase the health and safety of youth. Take It Back is not a program, curriculum,or organization. Take It Back is about re-claiming what has been taken from youth due to alcohol. This includes their safety, dignity, culture, and good health and future. Find out more on their website.