National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS)

NOYS - National Organizations for Youth Safety

The NOYS coalition is a collaboration of over 43+ national, youth-serving organizations and government agencies.  The NOYS network promotes collaboration at the national, state, and local levels with emphasis on highway traffic safety, violence prevention, alcohol, tobacco, and other drug issues among youth ages 5-24.  NOYS empowers youth to become leaders in their schools, organizations, and communities promoting safe and healthy life styles.  Find information about youth safety initiatives at www.noys.org. 

Pennsylvania NOYS

The partnership with PA FCCLA and PaNOYS is a collaborative effort to work together on the state level as the national organizations do on the national level.  The impact of NOYS is in the collaborative efforts that are formed among the NOYS member organizations.  Programs that utilize peer education bring far-reaching positive results. Member organizations would expand the power of their message by tapping the resources of partner groups in order to teach the message of any given initiative, project, or program.  Those resources may be, but not limited to staff, funding, workers, and student leadership. 

This group is now established and welcomes other groups to join the collaboration.  Additional information about PaNOYS may be found at www.health.state.pa.us/PaNOYS.  

PA NOYS VISION and PARTNERS

The impact of NOYS is in the collaborative efforts that are formed among the NOYS member organizations.  Neither SADD or FCCLA has the executive manpower or resources to develop the collaboration for sustainability.  If the many organizations and agencies in Pennsylvania that focus on youth safety would truly collaborate and coordinate their resources and expertise, an impact could be made.  Member organizations expand the power of their message by tapping the resources of partner groups in order to teach the message of any given initiative, project, or program.  Those resources may be, but not limited to staff, funding, workers, and student leadership.   Programs that utilize peer education bring far-reaching positive results.

Additional information about NOYS can be found at www.noys.org.