Project Safe and After Prom

About

Project Safe and After Prom is a program of the PTA Council of Howard County, Maryland.

This program focuses on promoting healthy and safe teen behaviors through resources and activities. Our meetings are held three times a year in October, January and May.

1. Project Safe and After Prom Mission Statement. .
2. How to Make a Donation for Project Safe and After Prom.

1. Project Safe and After Prom Mission statement

To assist middle and high school PTAs provide parents with and resources on preventing underage drinking and other unhealthy teen behaviors.
To advocate for and to assist the efforts of high school PTAs in coordinating alcohol-free and drug-free After Prom events.

Project Safe and After Prom collaborates with key government agencies and organizations to inform our community about safe and healthy teen behaviors as well as the legal consequences of underage drinking and substance abuse, and the dangers of unsafe driving and destructive thrill-seeking behaviors. PTA Council collaborates with the Howard County Police, the Howard County Public School System, HC DrugFree, and the Howard County Health Department Office of Substance Abuse in this communication effort.

The education component is important, but it isn’t enough. A safe and appealing celebration option is critical on a night when most high school junior and senior students will attend an after prom celebration. High school PTA Project Safe and After Prom events provide a safe alternative to the private after prom parties where peer pressure often encourages underage drinking, drugs, and unhealthy and dangerous teen behaviors.

PTA Council is as an umbrella organization for all local school PTAs in Howard County. PTA Council Project Safe and After Prom assists the efforts of the twelve local high school PTAs by representing them and speaking on their behalf regarding Project Safe issues, and sharing information. Project Safe events are a relatively new but growing tradition in Howard County.

2. How to make a Donation for Project Safe and After Prom

Funding for Project Safe and After Prom events comes from contributions from businesses, community organizations and individuals, and the fundraising efforts of the individual high school PTSAs.

PTA Council and all PTAs in Howard County are incorporated 501(c)(3) organizations and contributions to PTA Project Safe and After Prom events are tax-deductible. Project Safe and After Prom’s success depends on the support of community members like you.

Make your tax-deductible contribution by selecting an option below:

• Donate to an individual Project Safe and After Prom event of your choice. Make check payable to the XYZ PTSA - designate Project Safe After Prom. Mail the check to the PTSA’s school address. (For a list of all Howard County High Schools, scroll down.)
  
  
• Donate to PTA Council of Howard County.
  Mail your contribution to:
  PTAC Project Safe and After Prom,
  10598 Marble Faun Court, Columbia, MD 21044.

  Make check payable to PTA Council of Howard County
  - designate Project Safe and After Prom

List of all Howard County High Schools' PTSAs:

Atholton High School PTSA
6520 Freetown Rd.
Columbia, MD  21044

Centennial High School PTSA
4300 Centennial Lane
Ellicott City, MD  21042

Glenelg High School PTSA
14025 Burntwoods Rd.
Glenelg, MD  21737

Hammond High School PTSA
8800 Guilford Rd.
Columbia, MD  21046

Howard High School PTSA
8700 Old Annapolis Rd.
Ellicott City, MD  21043

Long Reach High School PTSA
6101 Old Dobbin Rd.
Columbia, MD  21045

Marriotts Ridge High School PTSA
12100 Woodford Rd.
Marriottsville, MD  21104

Mt. Hebron High School PTSA
9440 Route 99
Ellicott City, MD  21042

Oakland Mills High School PTSA
9410 Kilimanjaro Rd.
Columbia, MD  21045

Reservoir High School PTSA
11550 Scaggsville Rd
Fulton, MD  20759

River Hill High School PTSA
12101 Rt. 108
Clarksville, MD  21029

Wilde Lake High PTSA
5460 Trumpeter Rd.
Columbia, MD  21044

Project Safe and After Prom
PTA Council of Howard County
410-740-5153
ptachc@gmail.com