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Youth Action Working Group
Mission: Working on engaging youth (tweens and teens) on creative and innovative ways to raise awareness on the dangers of fentanyl and prescription opioid abuse and heroin use. Projects include, but are not limited to the FBI Pittsburgh’s annual HOPE PSA Contest.
CLICK HERE FOR 2020-2021 CONTEST INFORMATION AND FORMSCongratulations to the FBI PG HOPE Initiative 2020-2021 PSA contest winners.
This year,16 videos from nine school districts across eight different counties in Western Pennsylvania were submitted.
First Place:
South Fayette Township School District
South Fayette High School: This is Temporary, Addiction Isn't
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6f01J4UuSE
Second Place:
Indiana County Technology Center
The Darkness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CS7frmlubg
Third Place:
Forest Hills School District-Cambria County
Forest Hills High School: Blink of an Eye
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YDw0t4tz6EY
See the FBI Pittsburgh Press Release for all of the details.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!
“The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation is proud to support this important initiative in our schools!”
Levitt Legacy Fund
CentiMark Corporation
Gateway Rehab
The Bradley Center
PRIZES INCLUDE:
SIX CHANCES for your team to win in TWO CATEGORIES!
Veteran Winners (Teams who have placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in either category in prior years)
Rookie Winners (Teams who have never placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in either category)
- Levitt Legacy Fund – financial donation to six winning teams
- Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation – merchandise prize packages of the six winning teams
- CentiMark Corporation – $200 Target & Walmart gift cards to the teachers of the six winning teams
**Prizes sponsored by the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. All monetary prizes to the teachers will be given directly to the winning school district to be earmarked towards enhancement of Teacher Sponsor departmental needs.
CLICK AND VIEW LAST YEARS’ WINNERS HERE!
Some of winning student teams were sponsored and managed by their School Districts’ Broadcast Media Teacher Sponsors, and given monetary awards from the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. They have since joined the Youth Action Working Group to continue to develop new ways to modernize the contest, and raise awareness:
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YOUTH ACTION WORKING GROUP SIGN UP HERE:
Designed for tweens and teens looking to raise awareness to their peers through creativity and innovation.
For questions about the HOPE Initiative, or if you have any interest in the working groups, please contact FBI Pittsburgh Community Outreach Specialist Kelly K. Wesolosky. Kelly can also be reached by phone at 412-432-4488.