Teens At Risk
Do You Know How Many Teens Are At Risk Today? |
DID YOU KNOW?
That Marijuana use by Junior High School students has increased by 63.15 percent between 1987 and 2001 ?
That the use of Hallucinogens by students in grades 6 – 12 have increased by an astounding 142.85 percent from 1987 to 2001 ?
That in the year 2000 74.8 percent of 12th grade students reported using alcohol, and 39.0 percent used Marijuana?
That one in four of the Class of 2000 reported they drank alcohol weekly (24.5 percent), and smoked cigarettes daily (23.1 percent)?
That nearly a quarter of all students in grades 6 – 12 have been in trouble with the police (22.4 percent), and one in ten joined a gang (9.2 percent)?
MOST PARENTS ARE NOT AWARE OF THE DANGER SIGNALS THAT THEIR CHILD IS HEADED FOR TROUBLE UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE!
SUCH A CHILD COULD BE YOUR CHILD!
The 2nd Base Foundation is a non-profit organization, incorporated and filed under charter in the State of Tennessee, and approved under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
It is devoted to assisting the growth and development of at risk and underprivileged children and youths without regard to race, religion, creed, ethnic origin, or economic status.
It is a camp program for at risk and underprivileged children. It is a program of intervention and support in an outdoor educational setting.
The Camp is located off I-40 West, at Waverly, Tennessee.