Bright Futures - Barbour County

20/08/2025

We are making one final push to get as many responses as possible. If you are a parent or guardian of a middle or high school youth, please consider taking this brief survey!

Thank you for helping us guide the work we do!

🌟Are you a parent or guardian of middle or high school aged youth in north central West Virginia?🌟
If so, WV Prevention Solutions wants to hear from you!

We’re conducting a short five-minute survey looking at barriers to youth involvement and issues concerning youth substance use prevention.
💻Click the link below and make your voice heard!
www.wvengagementsurvey.com

03/08/2025

Thank you, Tammy Zimmerman and Philip Barbour Athletics, for giving us the opportunity to speak to the fall coaching staff about Substance-Free Athletics. We look forward to working with your teams this fall!

02/08/2025

We had a great time handing out notebooks to the youth at the Bounce Back to School event! We were also able to hand out over 150 Parent Handbooks from Operation Parent. Bright Futures also sponsored an Android tablet as a door prize!

Thank you to coalition members Paula Daniels, Ian Tallman, and Josh Allen for coming out!

We look forward to speaking with the coaches at Philip Barbour High School tomorrow about our Substance-Free Athletics program!

Thank you to everyone for continuing to support the work we do!

28/07/2025

As part of Bright Future's work, we conduct a yearly Community Readiness Assessment on various substance-related topics and our community.

A community readiness assessment evaluates a community's preparedness to address a specific issue or problem. It helps determine the community's willingness, ability, and awareness to take action. This assessment informs the development of appropriate intervention strategies and helps pinpoint areas where efforts should be focused to improve readiness.

To complete this, we are looking for 4-6 people to speak with a representative from WV Prevention Solutions (our lead prevention organization). This interview should take approximately 15-30 minutes.

If you are interested in helping, please send us a message or contact Josh Allen at jallen@barbourhealth.org.

26/07/2025

Let your voice be heard! If you are a parent or guardian of a middle or high school-aged youth, please consider taking this short survey!

23/07/2025

This week is significant for some of the youth who are a part of the Bright Futures - Barbour County coalition. Eight youth, along with three adults, are attending CADCA's Mid-Year Training Institute in Nashville, TN. CADCA’s Youth Leadership training courses provide young people with skills and tools to help their coalition drive community-level change. Designed for youth ages 13-19, these trainings encourage participants to take youth-led civic action.

We are excited for them to come back ready to lead and make an impact in our community!

17/07/2025

Let’s make sure Barbour County’s voice is heard!

If you are a parent or guardian of middle or high school aged youth, please consider taking this short survey.

🌟Are you a parent or guardian of middle or high school aged youth in north central West Virginia?🌟

If so, WV Prevention Solutions wants to hear from you!
We’re conducting a short five-minute survey looking at barriers to youth involvement and issues concerning youth substance use prevention.

💻Click the link below and make your voice heard!

www.wvengagementsurvey.com

08/07/2025

We are excited for all the youth to come out to our 2nd Annual Summer Kick-Off Pool Party tonight!

This is a free event for all, and we will have pizza for dinner.

We are also excited to announce that Calvin's Kool Treats will be there again! Each child will receive one free ice cream!

06/06/2025

🚨🚨New Date Set! July 8 at 6:00pm🚨🚨

Unfortunately, tonight's pool party will be canceled due to the incoming weather.

We are working with the city pool for a date to reschedule the event. Please follow our page and event for the new date!

02/06/2025

Let’s step up and help our community! If you can help out, please sign up below.

The first food box distribution will be this Thursday at Philippi Middle School from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. If you can help, please be there at 10:30 a.m.

We hope to see you there!

🍎 Volunteers Needed This Summer!

Barbour County Schools is seeking volunteers to assist with Food Distribution Days at Philippi Middle School.

📅 The first distribution day is next Thursday, June 5, 2025!

👐 This is a great opportunity to give back and support local families during the summer months. Whether you can help once or all summer, we’d love to have you on board.

👉 Sign up by completing the form linked below and help us make a difference!

📍 https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNagFAy3G-5UNHkCZBhc2b6YtUN1Q1VTU5VDlOMU0wSUxNQVBROVZETFRRQS4u&route=shorturl

Thank you for supporting our community! ❤️

21/05/2025

We invite you to join us at Philip Barbour High School on Thursday, May 22nd, at 4:00 pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect, engage, and be part of our community. Your presence will make a difference!

We look forward to seeing you there!