TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
ATOD Prevention - Hosting Teen Parties
Parents: Summer is here and it’s
important to know what to do if your
child/ren want to have some friends over.
The information below includes help
ful hints to assist you in knowing what
precautions to take in planning alco
hol- and drug-free events for youth.
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Guests
Set a maximum number of guests
and an age limit for guests.
Go over the guest list with your teen
and agree on who will be invited.
Suggest that your teen make the
party “by invitation only” and send
out invitations.
Do not allow any uninvited guests
into the party.
Inform all guests’ parents/guardians
about the party ahead of time. Explain
the ground rules and expectations.
Supervision
Be visible during the party; don't
just stay somewhere in the house
or on the property. Walk through
the party frequently.
Stay at the party location for the
entire party, until all guests are gone.
Have other parents and adults vol
unteer to chaperone with you.
Don’t serve alcohol to adults and
make sure adults do not bring al
cohol with them.
Notify neighbors in advance about
the party and that you will be present.
The Menu
Plan the menu with your teen. Serve
a wide variety of foods that appeal
to youth, like chips and dip. sand
wiches, pizza, finger foods, and
cookies.
Include some fresh food, like fruit
and veggie trays.
Provide a selection of beverages,
including water. Do not serve “en
ergy” drinks.
Do not allow guests to bring outside
drinks, cups, or open bottles into
the party. Look carefully at energy
drink containers and make sure
they are not the combination en
ergy drink/alcohol type.
Ground Rules
Plan the party with your teen. Ex
plain your rules and expectations to
your teen upfront and what the con
sequences are for breaking them.
Set start and end times for the party
and stick to them.
No alcohol or drugs. No smoking
or using other tobacco products
anywhere on the property, even by
guests of legal age.
Do not allow guests to leave the
party and return. Supervise guests
who need to get something from
their car.
Location
Decide on the location of the party
and limit the guests to this area.
If the party will be held inside,
close doors to and post signs on
those rooms that are off-limits.
If the party will be outside, mark off
the area indicating the party area.
The party area should be well-lit.
Make sure outdoor lighting is
working properly and check
throughout the party to ensure
bulbs are not broken or removed.
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Other Tips
If the party will be held at your
home and you keep alcohol in your
home, make sure it's not visible or
accessible during the party. Also,
make sure all prescription and
over-the-counter medications are
secured and not accessible.
Watch for strange or odd behavior
by guests. Pay close attention if a
guest enters the restroom fre
quently or after getting a drink.
This could indicate use of alcohol
and/or other substances.
If you suspect a guest is impaired,
immediately contact the parent/
guardian or law enforcement. Do
not allow him/her to leave the party
until a responsible adult picks him/
her up.
What Parents Need to Know
As a parent, you cannot legally
give alcohol to your child’s friends
under age 21, under any circum
stances, even in your home.
You cannot knowingly allow a per
son under age 21, other than your
own child, to remain in your home
or on property while consuming or
possessing alcohol.
You cannot legally give permission
for your own minor child (age 20
or younger) to consume alcohol in
someone else’s home or on some
one else’s property unless you are
present with your child.
If You Choose to Break the Law
You can face a sentence of at least
a $1,000 fine and 30 days in jail.
Others can civilly sue you if you
give alcohol to anyone under age 21
and they, in turn, hurt someone else
or themselves, or damage property.
Officers can take any alcohol,
money, or property used in com
mitting the offense.
Anyone who is convicted of DU 11
can face an increased fine up to
$10.000 if there was a minor pas
senger in the vehicle at the time of
the incident who was three or more
years younger than the driver.
Some Oregon
Underage Drinking Laws
471.410 (2): Providing Alcohol
to a Minor (Furnishing)
An individual of any age can be
charged with furnishing - a person
does not have to be age 21 or older.
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“Furnishing” includes any manner
of providing alcohol. It does not
have to be purchased. For example,
if a 14-year-old takes alcohol from
home and gives some to his/her
friend, that is furnishing.
471.410(3): Allowing Alcohol
Consumption by Minors on
Private Property
An individual of any age can be
charged - a person does not have
to be age 21 or older.
This law does not apply to landlords
of rental properties unless they rent
the property knowing that under
age drinking is the intent.
The law does not extend to parents
who are temporarily out of town
(such as for a business trip) and
their minor child has a party with
out their knowledge or consent.
471.430(1): Purchase, Attempt to
Purchase, or Possession of
Alcohol by a Minor (MIP)
• “Possession” can be either physi
cal (internal or external) possession
or contructive (in the presence of)
possession.
• A minor (20 years old or younger)
who has been drinking alcohol and
driving can be arrested for DUII
and cited for MIP.
• Use of any type of breathalyzer
equipment to determine if a minor
has been drinking alcohol is not
required in order to cite for MIP.
Tribal Children
Need You
Do you value Siletz Native cul
ture and want to help preserve it?
If so, please consider fostering
for the tribe. The Siletz Tribe needs
loving, stable, nurturing homes in
all areas.
If you are interested, please
contact:
Shawna Nagunst
Foster Care Certifier
1-800-922-1399, ext. 1275,
or 541-444-8275
or visit www.ctsi.nsn.us/icw.html
Delinquency
Prevention
by Jenifer Metcalf
The Community Accountability
Board is continually serving tribal
youth with a culturally specific diver
sion program for Siletz Tribal youth.
The CAB gets referrals from the
local county juvenile department. CAB
is always looking for tribal members who
might be interested in being a volunteer.
Currently the board has five members.
Remember. In June 2006. the
Siletz Tribal Delinquency Prevention
Program hosted a community aware
ness gathering on tagging and commu
nity youth identifying themselves as
being in a “gang.” Our presenter. Tori
Lopez, was from Multnomah County.
Community members liked Tori
and her abundance of information.
With Siletz being a smaller community
by far, we are using some of her infor
mation to fit this community.
Gang relation/gang member: Two
or more people who engage in intimi
dation. harassment, drug activity, never
by yourself, tagging, claiming territory,
bullying, violence, gang names, members
have code names, threatening, wear
ing specific colors, and hand signs.
This cannot be taking lightly. Once
we hear of gangs or gang-related is
sues here, we have to come together
and work as a team to prevent this sort
of behavior.
Young people: The message has to
be clear to you. It's a against the law to
actually engage in these behaviors that
go along with being a gang member
or being gang-related. It's not illegal,
however, to be in a gang or be a gang
member. It’s the behavior, especially
for youth who are in school, that will
get you into trouble. This constitutes
delinquency behavior.
The alternatives for this kind of
activity/behavior include getting in
volved with all the summer activities that
tribal programs will be doing for youth.
Involve yourself with fun and adven
turous activities that are not going to
harm you or others.
If you can do these with your par
ents, great. If a parent is not available,
get with another positive adult whom
you can identify with in your commu
nity and you can talk to. and ask il it's
possible for them to participate in
something with you this summer.
Parents: If you think your child might
be at risk for alcohol, tobacco, or other
drug problems and/or delinquency be
haviors. please call Delina or Jenifer
at 1-800-600-5599 or 541-444-8267.
One of them will talk with you
about risk factors and the things that
help protect your child from develop
ing those problems. They will help you
make a prevention plan that will sup
port you as a parent and provide your
child with the tools for making good
choices.
July 2007
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