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Using the "Getting to
Outcomes Approach to helping communities prevent underage drinking
Five-page brief
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It takes all of us.
Right now, in our biggest cities and our smallest towns, there are
boys and girls being tucked gently into bed, and there are boys and
girls who have no one to call mom or dad, and no place to call home.
Right now there are mothers and fathers just finishing a long day's
work. And there are mothers and fathers just going to work, some to
their second or third jobs of the day.
Right now there are parents worrying: "What if the baby sitter is sick
tomorrow?" Or: "How can we pay for college this fall?" And right now
there are parents despairing about gang members and drug pushers on
the corners in their neighborhoods.
Right now there are parents questioning a popular culture that
glamorizes sex and violence, smoking and drinking, and teaches
children that the logos on their clothes are more valued than the
generosity in their hearts.
But also right now there are dedicated teachers preparing their
lessons for the new school year. There are volunteers tutoring and
coaching children. There are doctors and nurses caring for sick
children, police officers working to help kids stay out of trouble and
off drugs.
Of course, parents, first and foremost, are responsible for their
children.
But we are all responsible for ensuring that children are raised in a
nation that doesn't just talk about family values, but acts in ways
that values families. We are all part of one family - the American
family. And each one of us has value. Each child who comes into this
world should feel special - every boy and every girl.
And we have learned that to raise a happy, healthy and hopeful child,
it takes a family, it takes teachers, it takes clergy, it takes
business people, it takes community leaders, it takes those who
protect our health and safety, it takes all of us.
It
takes a village.
HRC 1996 |
