Our School Speakers Program brings powerful, real-life stories directly to students to educate, inspire, and prevent substance misuse.
Through lived experience and evidence-informed messaging, our speakers create meaningful connections that resonate with youth and influence real behavior change.
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Save Our Kids
Youth Education and Prevention
Save Our Kids is our flagship youth prevention education program, reaching students nationwide through dynamic school assemblies and lived-experience storytelling.
This program connects students with powerful voices who share real consequences, real choices, and real impact—helping young people make informed, lifesaving decisions.
Michael DeLeon
Live School Speaker Program
Our dynamic school speaker program—a powerful collaboration launched in 2019 with our education partner, Steered Straight—has positively impacted more than one million students, parents, and educators across the United States and Canada. Program highlights include:
- Real-life storytelling by our Director of Youth Outreach and School Programs, Michael DeLeon, who shares his story of drug use, incarceration, and recovery.
- Prevention programming tailored for parents and educators.
- Post-presentation prevention resources and activities for continued student engagement.
- Complimentary copies of the Victoria’s Voice diary.
Contact: Nicki@victoriasvoicefoundation.com for booking information
Angel Army Speakers
Angel Army is a growing network of bereaved parents and siblings who share their stories of loss to educate students about the real risks of substance misuse and fentanyl.
Educational Video Programs for Youth
Our video-facilitated educational programs provide students with essential life skills, and instructs on the various consequences of substance use, including:
- The Secret Hero, based on singer-songwriter Steph Carse’s personal journey from a struggling artist to a globally recognized singer, brings elementary and middle school students on a journey of self-discovery. The program is wonderfully designed to help students recognize their inner greatness, overcome adversity and outside distractions, and achieve their goals by tapping into their unique abilities and passions.
- TASTE It, told through the life experiences and insights of NFL legend Fred Stokes, equips middle and high school students with vital goal-setting and decision-making skills using the Take A Second To Evaluate It (TASTE It) approach.
Click here to create your free Victoria’s Voice education account to access all of our online programming.
Additional Speakers
We partner with a range of experienced speakers and programs to meet the unique needs of schools and communities.
Include:
- Beauty for good:
“Our Beauty for Good (BFG) Ambassador Program, in partnership with the Mrs. America, Mrs. American, and Miss for America pageant systems, provides a central way for titleholders and their directors to actively support our mission.” (Can link “Learn more” to other part on website and just keep as a subpage under programs. There is too much copy there)
- One Step Away
Our collaborative One Step Away program for incarcerated individuals is led by Michael DeLeon, a twice-incarcerated former drug user who went on to attain several advanced degrees and recognition as an accomplished author, movie producer, drug prevention educator, and a recipient of the presidential service award.
One Step Away is founded on Michael’s 10 principles for successful re-entry into society, which he developed while preparing himself to leave prison and never return. This highly acclaimed program is now accessible to more than 400,000 inmates in 40 states through our newly expanded tablet distribution program. It is a privilege to provide this valuable life skills program to inmates nationwide—meeting parents where they are as they prepare for re-entry into their lives as caregivers.