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Coming Soon! Summer Lift-Off for LEAD

Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 22nd! LEAD will be hosting the first annual “Summer Lift-Off for LEAD” – a family event at Community Townline Park in Lake Forest. This fun event will serve as a fundraiser for LEAD, but will also provide an...

Medical Marijuana is a Reality in Illinois. Know the Facts!

House Bill 0001 – Medical Marijuana in Illinois CLICK HERE TO KNOW THE FACTS Illinois House Bill 0001 – Compassionate Use for Medical Marijuana has cleared the IL House and Senate and is awaiting signature from Gov. Quinn. Please become informed of what this will...

LEAD Launches New Podcast Center

What is a Podcast? A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication. Most podcasts are audio in MP3 format, syndicated through the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) protocol. In other...

Join the SpeakUP! Prevention Coalition

Mission of the Coalition Speak UP! is specifically focused on reducing alcohol, marijuana, and prescription/over-the-counter drug use by youth and has established logic models and detailed strategic action plans to do so. Background In 2006, local high school students took a...

Our Stories: The Underage Drinking Problem

Created for parents by the Speak UP! Underage Drinking Prevention Coalition, Our Stories offers compelling personal stories that convey the risks of teen alcohol use. Our Stories won a 2008 Gold Aurora Award for superiority in film and video production for a documentary and...

The LEAD Video Center was created so that parents, educators, youth, and other community members can have “On Demand” access to recordings of LEAD programs and presenters, as well as other useful resources found by our staff and stakeholders. Please visit our Video Center to watch the content we have developed for you. We encourage you to share these videos with your friends and neighbors.

LEAD Podcast Center

What is a Podcast?

A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication. Most podcasts are audio in MP3 format, syndicated through the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) protocol.

Community

Like any good community organization, LEAD best operates when all sectors of the community are involved in our efforts.

See below some of the services we offer the general community:

EDUCATING parents and community leaders through interactive workshops and programs, expert speakers, book discussions, networking opportunities and disseminating relevant, timely information.
DATA ANALYSIS, specifically using data from the biannual Illinois Youth Survey