EACTC Programs
What We Do
PEP Club
Grades 3-5
PEP is a weekly after school program offered for students at Bear Creek School. This club, led by college students and EASD counseling staff, offers fun activities designed to improve friendship skills and to learn positive ways to express and understand emotions.
Club Ophelia
Grades 5-8
Club O helps students develop healthy relationship skills and learn successful ways of handling relational aggression (forms of bullying behaviors most often used by girls). Elizabethtown Area High School girls are trained as mentors and work the faculty advisor to help younger girls develop positive self-esteem and identify ways to resolve conflicts with other girls that involve non-aggressive behaviors. By engaging in learning-focused arts, crafts and drama-based activities the girls come to understand the characteristics of healthy peer relationships and have opportunities to practice the skills they learn.
PAWS and Think
Grades 9-12
PAWS…and Think! is a club made up of students interested in promoting healthy decision-making among their peers. The club designs social norming campaigns with positive community messaging, participates in community events and engages students in the high school and middle school in activities that get the word out that most students in Elizabethtown are making healthy decisions regarding their lives.
Do The Right Thing
Grades K-12
Do the Right Thing is a national program, and a collaborative effort between Elizabethtown Area Communities That Care, the Elizabethtown local police departments, and the Elizabethtown Area School District. The program seeks to recognize students in the community who have distinguished themselves through their accomplishments, attitude or outstanding efforts, and emphasizes random acts of kindness that otherwise may go unnoticed.
Turnaround Recognition Breakfast
Grades 6-12
PEP is a weekly after school program offered for students at Bear Creek School. This club, led by college students and EASD counseling staff, offers fun activities designed to improve friendship skills and to learn positive ways to express and understand emotions.
Prescription Drug Take Back
Community Wide
EACTC collaborates with local law enforcement to properly dispose of unused prescription medication. Unused or old prescriptions (pills only) can be dropped into the designated bins at all Elizabethtown Area police departments. Twice a year EACTC collaborates with NWRPD to hold prescription take back days at the Elizabethtown Giant, offering community members an easy opportunity to dispose of unneeded medications.
Benefits of prescription drug take-back programs for youth:
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Preventing Misuse and Abuse:
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Take-back programs remove unused or expired prescription medications from homes, reducing the likelihood of youth accessing them for misuse or abuse.
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Many youth who misuse prescription drugs obtain them from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets.
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Combating the Misperception of "Safe" Prescription Drugs:
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A common misconception among youth is that prescription drugs are safer or less harmful than illicit drugs because they are prescribed by a doctor.
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Take-back programs help to raise awareness about the risks associated with improper use and highlight that using prescription medications for non-medical reasons can be dangerous and illegal.
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Protecting from Accidental Poisoning:
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Removing unneeded medication reduces the risk of accidental poisoning for young children who might find and ingest them.
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Proper disposal methods, like those promoted by take-back programs, ensure that medications are securely stored and disposed of to prevent accidental access.
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Environmental Protection:
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Proper disposal through take-back programs prevents medications from being flushed down the toilet or thrown in the trash, which can contaminate water sources and harm ecosystems.
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These programs employ environmentally safe methods like incineration to dispose of medications.
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Mental Health Training for Youth
QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer
Grade 9
QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) workshops for teens are evidence-based suicide prevention trainings designed to empower young people with the skills to recognize the warning signs of suicide, ask the right questions, offer support, and connect peers with professional help. Led by trained facilitators, teens learn how to be proactive and compassionate responders in moments of crisis—helping to create a more informed and supportive community. These workshops are an important step in promoting mental health awareness and reducing stigma among youth.
Homework Helpers
Grades 6-12
EACTC partners with the Elizabethtown Area School District Counseling Departments on the Homework Helpers program aimed at helping identified students that are failing one or more courses get back on track academically.
Students receive academic assistance, build study skills, and gain confidence in their learning. The volunteers offer individualized support across core subjects, helping students stay on track in school. By fostering a positive learning environment, the Homework Helpers program aims to close educational gaps and empower young people to succeed both in and out of the classroom.
If you are interested in volunteering to serve as a Homework Helper volunteer, please email info@eactc.org to learn more about the program and to begin the formal EASD approved volunteer packet. High school and college students are also encouraged to consider volunteering as a Homework Helper.
