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U.S. Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing Red Ribbon Week

Posted by Informed Families on December 29, 2025 at 7:56 AM

The U.S. Senate has officially passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing Red Ribbon Week, reaffirming the nation’s commitment to substance-use prevention and youth education. Led by John Cornyn and a bipartisan group of colleagues, the resolution highlights the critical role families, schools, and community organizations play in helping young people make healthy, drug-free choices.

This national acknowledgment reinforces the importance of prevention-first strategies and strengthens ongoing efforts to support youth well-being across the country.

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Topics: positive parenting, family bonding, parent peer group, family dinner, back to school, Family Table Time, give miami day

Inspiring Change: Highlighting 2025 Red Ribbon Photo Contest Winner

Posted by Informed Families on December 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM

National Family Partnership proudly announces the winners of the 2025 National Red Ribbon Photo Contest, a nationwide initiative that brings families, schools, and communities together to promote drug-use prevention and celebrate living drug-free. This year, thousands of participants showcased their creativity and commitment through powerful photo displays inspired by the 2025 campaign theme: “Life is a puzzle, solve it drug-free”.

 

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Topics: positive parenting, family bonding, parent peer group, family dinner, back to school, Family Table Time, give miami day

Giving Together for a Healthier Future: Support Informed Families on Give Miami Day 2025

Posted by Informed Families on November 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM

Every year, Give Miami Day brings our community together to champion the causes that make South Florida stronger. For 43 years, Informed Families has worked to help kids grow up safe, healthy, and drug-free—and your support on Give Miami Day 2025 makes that mission possible.

 

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Topics: positive parenting, family bonding, parent peer group, family dinner, back to school, Family Table Time, give miami day

Give Miami Day 2023: A Call to Action

Posted by Peggy B. Sapp, President & CEO on November 7, 2023 at 3:44 PM

President's Message - November 2023

As the sun shines on the vibrant community of Miami, a city renowned for its dynamic culture and boundless energy, we're reminded of the responsibility we carry — to ensure the next generation inherits a city not only rich in opportunities but also in health, safety, and positive choices. Give Miami Day 2023 embodies this spirit of stewardship, and it's a day where each of us can make a profound impact.
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Topics: President's Message, Informed Families, give miami day, Give Miami Day 2023

About Us

We teach people how to say no to drugs and how to make healthy choices. To reduce the demand for drugs, Informed Families has focused its efforts on educating and mobilizing the community, parents and young people in order to change attitudes. In this way we counteract the pressures in society that condone and promote drug and alcohol use and abuse. The organization educates thousands of families annually about how to stay drug and alcohol free through networking and a variety of programs and services .

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