Dover Youth to Youth Meets with FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products
On Friday March 22nd, 2019 five members from Dover Youth to Youth’s high school team headed up by freshman Elsa Rogers flew to Washington DC to meet with members of the FDA”s Center for Tobacco Products.at their White Oak Campus in Silver Springs Maryland.
Elsa Rogers along with fellow freshman students Audrey Kettlewood and Grace Bonyman and juniors Lauren Boettcher and Epping’s Faith Williamson made the trip to discuss tobacco flavorings and their popularity amongst youth and what the students were seeing in the schools.
On Friday March 22nd, 2019 five members from Dover Youth to Youth’s high school team headed up by freshman Elsa Rogers flew to Washington DC to meet with members of the FDA”s Center for Tobacco Products.at their White Oak Campus in Silver Springs Maryland.
Elsa Rogers along with fellow freshman students Audrey Kettlewood and Grace Bonyman and juniors Lauren Boettcher and Epping’s Faith Williamson made the trip to discuss tobacco flavorings and their popularity among youth and what the students were seeing in the schools.
Dover Y2Y announces NH Youth Empowerment Conference
Dover Youth to Youth is excited to be hosting a youth empowerment conference for NH middle and high school students. The one day training will take place on Friday November 2nd at the Austin 17 House in Brentwood NH. The training is designed for students who want to get involved in preventing the harms of substance misuse in their community. The conference will offer:
- A basic track for new advocates
- An opportunity to learn to teach an e-cigarette presentation
- Info on how to propose and testify to city ordinance raising the age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes to 21
- And much more
Dover Y2Y Announces Free Youth Advocacy Webinar Series for 2018-2019
Each year Dover Youth to Youth hosts a series of FREE training webinars. We are excited to share this years schedule.
- Implementing Youth Empowerment: A Model for Action
Tuesday, September 11th 2018 at 3 pm ET - E-Cigarette and Vaping
Tuesday, September 25th 2018 at 3 pm ET - Involving Youth Advocates in Policy Change.
Tuesday, November 13th 2018 at 3 pm ET - Implementing a Comprehensive Prevention Campaign for
Tuesday, January 15th 2019 at 3 pm ET - Working with the Press
Tuesday, February 5th 2019 at 3 pm ET
Visit our Web Based Training page for more information including training descriptions and to register.
Dover Y2Y helps make Dover first community in NH to be Tobacco 21
The City of Dover is the first city in New Hampshire to be make it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase, possess or use tobacco products. Members of Dover Youth to Youth brought forward the resolution and asked Mayor Karen Weston to sponsor it, which she agreed to. Three members of Dover Youth to Youth, Hannah Martuscello, Olivia Malone and Elsa Rogers spoke on behalf of the ordinance during its public hearing on June 27th 2018. (more…)
