Forward South Bronx Coalition

11/19/2019

WHAT CAN WE DO?
By: Cedric McClester

What can we do,
In order to discourage,
Young people from
Seeking false courage ?
Or prevent them from
Going full throttle
By drinking alcohol
By the bottle

What can we say,
That will resonate,
With an underage drinker,
That could change their fate?
Is there some way
For us to intervene,
Before it’s too late,
Ya know what I mean?

How can we reach ‘em,
In a meaningful way,
That would make them listen,
To what we have to say?
Must adverse consequence
Be bought into play,
In order for them to realize,
That it’s not okay?

How do we change,
Their social norms,
To shelter them,
From future storms?
Ya see the answer
I’m hoping we can find
Will help them to have
A change of mind

Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved.

11/19/2019

IF NOT FOR…
By: Cedric McClester

If not for the pills
Doctors once prescribed
The musician Prince
Might still be alive
Along with others who
Sought similar relief
Because their stories too
Ended in grief

If not for the greed
On Big Pharma’s part
The opioid epidemic
Right from the start
Might not have grown
To epic proportions
Because of ignorance
And outright distortions

If not for the relaxed
Government regulations
We might not now
Be at our battle stations
Trying to reverse
What’s sweeping our nation
Because opioids doesn’t
Go on vacation

If not for the prevalence
Of the fentanyl drug
And its purveyors
Who are typically smug
Then we might not have
Gotten mugged
In the way that we have
By this deadly drug

Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved.

08/27/2019

October 11th- Hashtag TALK~!

04/03/2019

We are presently in the process of planning our Talk Town Hall Meeting on underage drinking and other drug misuse among Longwood/Hunts Point youth between the ages of 12-20. The Town Hall Meeting will be held on Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Athanasius School, 830 Southern Blvd. from 6pm-9pm. Unfortunately according to the most recent statistics underage drinking leads the list of misused substances for Longwood/Hunts Point youth in the above age categories. As we get closer to the date, more information will be posted.

01/18/2018

Truer then fiction
This newest affliction
Called opioid addiction
Without restriction
Was allowed to spiral
Because of denial
And now it’s gone viral

Just yesteryear
No one seemed to care
Now it’s everywhere
No prisoners to spare
As our contributions
Become resolutions
Requiring solutions

To this disorder
That crosses the border
As timeframes get shorter
We had just oughta
Ask ourselves how
To lower the plough
And address it now

By medically treating
The challenges we’re meeting
It’s worth repeating
The obstacle we’re defeating
Is opioid addiction
The disease, the affliction
Through medication interdiction

By
(C) copyright Cedric McClester

11/01/2017

06/01/2017

Today's Town Hall meeting gave us a chance to talk about how important it is to have the youth involved, how important it is to talk about intervention, prevention and recovery.
It is a beautiful thing to see youth involved in bettering their community and we hope that our next Town Hall is even more successful than this one.

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05/12/2017

The wants the youth to understand that one night of drinking can mean more than just a hangover.

Please speak to your kids about the dangers of alcohol. The "Talk They Hear You" campaign helps parents have that conversation so that they can help them make better decisions.

03/16/2017

Please take this survey, it'll only take about 5 minutes & it will help us all learn more about what you think and/or know about Medically Assisted Treatment.
By completing this survey you are helping us to help your community, your elders, your youth, YOUR SOUTH BRONX.

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03/13/2017

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