Vision
Racine County is a place where youth assets are increasing and all youth are healthy, involved and successful members of the community.
Mission
The Racine County Youth Coalition engages agencies, business partners, communities, families and schools, to promote and foster positive change in community practices, public policy, and youth programming in order to build assets and reduce risk behaviors including substance abuse among all Racine County young people.
Interested in joining the RCYC?
Contact Seth Kuranz at Focus on Community for more information.
(262) 632-6200
rcyc@focusracine.org
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 The Results from the 2009 Fall Alcohol Compliance Checks
The RCYC, Focus on Community and the City of Racine Police Department, Village of Mt. Peasant Police Department, Racine County Sheriff's Department, Village of Sturtevant Police Department, Town of Burlington Police Department, and City of Burlington Police Department conducted Compliance Checks on 85 establishments with 'Class A' liquor licenses.
Out of the 85 outlets checked in Racine County, 11 sold to an underage volunteer. This means there was a sell rate of 12.9%, which is a 2% reduction from the Fall 2008 Alcohol Compliance Checks.
If you have any questions regarding the Alcohol Compliance Checks, please contact Seth Kuranz at Focus on Community at 262.632.6200.
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Use Tobacco Taxes to Fight Tobacco Problem
According to the state's Legislative Fiscal Bureau, the state collects $745 million in revenue annually through tobacco settlement dollars and tobacco taxes.
Unfortunately, that money DOES NOT fund tobacco prevention programs - programs that have helped Wisconsin's smokers quit for good and have prevented thousands of teens from starting in the first place.
While collecting almost three-quarters of a billion dollars from tobacco taxes, the government spends a mere $6.85 million for tobacco control efforts. That doesn't seem fair or ethical.
At a time when we're asking smokers to pay more in taxes, the state legislature decides to significantly drain the resources that help smokers quit. The state's tobacco Quitline, which has provided support to more than 140,000 smokers, had its budget reduced by 75 percent.
There are not many smokers who don't want to quit. Most have tried a dozen times to kick the addictive habit without success. And with the rising price of tobacco, the impending smoke-free law and increased unemployment, more people than ever are trying to quit.
Common sense...and common decency...should compel lawmakers into doing what is right - putting much-needed funds into a program to help smokers successfully overcome their addiction.
The state collects close to a billion dollars from tobacco while paying a "token" for tobacco control programs. Tobacco taxes should be used to fight the tobacco problem. To do otherwise is morally unethical.
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Growing Resiliency in Youth
The third annual Mentor Kenosha & Racine Conference will be held on December 4, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the UW-Parkside Student Center. For more information about workshop descriptions and presenter information please visit www.mentorkr.org.
The registration form has been included here for your convenience.
Registration Form
Growing Resiliency in Youth
Friday, December 4, 2009
UW-Parkside Student Center
Name:_____________________________________________
Business: _ Home: _
Business/Agency:____________________________________
Address:___________________________________________
City/State/Zip:______________________________________
Day Phone:________________________________________
Email:____________________________________________
Payment Methods:
_ Check
_ Visa _ Master Card _ Discover
_ American Express
Card #____________________________________________
Expiration Date:_____________________________________
Please circle one in each section:
Workshop Session I A B C D
Workshop Session II A B C D
Make checks payable to UW-Parkside and mail or fax registration to:
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Mentor Kenosha & Racine
P.O. Box 2000
Kenosha, WI 53141-2000
Phone: 262-595-2312
Fax: 262-595-2513
Conference Fees:
Professionals: $45
AmeriCorps Volunteers, Students, and Job Seekers interested in pursuing a mentoring career: $25
Fee includes lunch, conference materials, and parking.
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Alcohol and Energy Drinks: A Bad Mix
Below you will find information about the FDA's decision to address the health consequences related to manufacturers mixing alcohol and caffeine in energy drink products.
Alcoholic drinks that contain caffeine are facing an imminent ban by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unless manufacturers can clearly show that the products are safe for consumers.
The New York Times reported Nov. 13 that the FDA, responding to a request from 19 state attorneys general, told 30 makers of caffeinated alcohol drinks that the agency would move to "ensure that the products are removed from the marketplace" unless the manufacturers produce evidence of their safety within the next 30 days. An FDA official said that consumption of alcoholic energy drinks has been associated with high risk for injury, drunk driving, and sexual assaults, especially among college students.
The agency noted that the use of caffeine in alcoholic beverages has never been approved by FDA.
"For many years, federal regulators have stood mutely by as these potentially dangerous products, which resemble nonalcoholic energy drinks in many ways, gained in popularity among young people," said the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), an alcohol-industry watchdog. "In fact, emerging research suggests that the young consumers of these products are more likely to be the perpetrator or victim of sexual aggression, to ride with an intoxicated driver or to become otherwise injured."
The original summary can be found by following the link to Join Together.
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Use of Performance Drugs Associated to Use of Other Drugs of Abuse
Below is a summary of a study conducted at Rutgers University examining the relationship between different types of drug use among student athletes. The original summary can be found at Join Together.
Rutgers University researchers have found that student athletes who use legal and illicit drugs to boost their sports performance also are more likely to drink heavily and use recreational drugs like marijuana and cocaine.
The study of 234 male students at a single university also found that the drug-using athletes were more likely to suffer consequences such as missing class, getting into fights, and earning poor grades. About one-third of the student-athletes surveyed admitted using performance-enhancing drugs.
Lead researcher Jennifer Buckman of the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies and colleagues said that athletes may be natural sensation seekers, and many said they used alcohol or other drugs to cope with stress -- perhaps partly due to athletic competition.
The study was published in the November 2009 issue of the
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
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