Welcome
We offer cooperative programs regarding violence, alcohol, tobacco and other drug programs from kindergarten through 12th grade with the support of resources authorized in the federal Safe & Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994. We serve the Franklin County Ohio school districts.
Review Our Programs
We have a real-time online database of our programs for parents, students, faculty and staff. Many of them you can register for online!
Current Program and Workshop Calendar
Looking for times and locations? Our calendar is integrated with our Program Database. Easy to use - find your information and print it for your reference.
Resource Center
The Resource Center has moved to its new home at the Community Health Resource Center, 240 Parsons Avenue, Suite 119. All media except curricula and Parent-to-Parent materials may be ordered by contacting Adam Hochstetler at 614-645-0266 or by email to ahochstetler@prevcouncil.org, and delivered in the same manner as before. Curricula and Parent-to-Parent materials remain at 1929 Kenny Road. To borrow these items, call Karen Gebhart at 614-292-8717.
NOTE: The Resource Center catalog can be accessed on The Educational Council website and will remain there for the near future.
Current issues of the Helping Hand newsletters can be accessed through the Resource Center.
Research and Evaluation
The Safe and Drug-Free Schools Consortium conducts prevention research and vigorous evaluation of its programs. The Primary Prevention Awareness, Attitude and Use Survey (PPAAUS) provides Franklin County with research that guides prevention activities for community youth. Review our Program Evaluations for High School Saturday Family Workshop, HABIT (Health Awareness for Being Independent of Tobacco) and Winners' Choice Camp. For more information, click on the links to the right under Programs.