Victory Academy for Drug Education and Prevention

July 18, 2022
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We have created a diverse and versatile collection of education and prevention programming to meet the needs of communities and at-risk populations nationwide. Our live speaking engagements and educational video series have impacted hundreds of thousands of Americans, from students, parents and educators to more marginalized communities in prisons and juvenile diversion programs.

Live School Speaker Series

  • Real-life storytelling to educate and inspire elementary, middle and high school students to live drug-free.
  • Pre- and post-presentation activities to engage students and encourage drug-free living year-round.
  • Prevention programming tailored to the needs of parents and educators.
  • Complimentary copies of Victoria’s Voice, the personal and powerfully educational story of 18-year-old Victoria Siegel, whose death from a drug overdose inspired the founding of Victoria’s Voice.

Contact Nicki Rohloff at nicki@victoriasvoicefoundation.com to request a speaker.

Educational Video Programming

Vital Signs

Our Vital Signs series prepares parents to recognize the early signs of risk of drug use or active use in their children.

Focus: Signs of risk of use in children
Audience: Parents, caregivers and educators
Storyteller: Brandy Klingman, expert in clinical psychology and teen addiction
Resources: 

  • Digital curriculum
  • Conversation starters for you and your child
  • Digital toolkit
  • Recommended resources for additional support and learning
  • One free drug test (upon program completion)
  • Discount code to purchase Victoria’s Voice after program completion

Access: Free online access on our learning platform

Straight Talk

The Straight Talk series provides students with raw, real-life experiential content based on the life of Michael DeLeon, a former addict twice incarcerated. Michael shares his powerful story of addiction and incarceration, from life-altering consequences and loss to his eventual step-by-step path to recovery.

Focus: Drug education and prevention
Audience: Middle and high school students
Storyteller: Michael DeLeon, Director of Youth Outreach and School Programs, Victoria’s Voice/Founder, Steered Straight
Resources:         

  • Digital curriculum
  • The what, the why and the how on youth drug use and addiction
  • Activities for taking action
  • Quizzes
  • Pre- and post-survey

Access: Free online access on our partner’s learning platform

TASTE It

The TASTE It series teaches kids valuable life skills using the Take A Second To Evaluate It (TASTE It) approach to decision-making.

Focus: Life skills
Storyteller: Fred Stokes, NFL legend
Audience: Middle and high school students
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Secret Hero

The Secret Hero guides youth to discover their hidden talents, inner hero and potential to reach their dreams.

Focus: Self-esteem
Audience: Elementary school students
Storyteller: Steph Carse, Emmy award-winning singer
Access:      

One Step Away

We developed this video program specifically for incarcerated adults, most of whom are addicted and have created an environment that puts their children at risk of addiction. The program aims to provide them with tools to help with re-entry into society, prevent recidivism and reduce the likelihood of addiction in their children.

Focus: Drug education, prevention and life skills
Audience: Incarcerated adults
Storyteller: Michael DeLeon, Director of Youth Outreach and School Programs, Victoria’s Voice/Founder, Steered Straight
Resources: 

  • Pre-survey
  • Written curriculum
  • Facilitator’s guide
  • Quizzes

Access: Free online access on our partner’s learning platform

Speakers Bureau

The Victoria’s Voice Speakers Bureau promotes drug prevention and recovery through local, live speaking engagements in communities nationwide. Each of our motivational speakers has been trained to share our resources and their powerful stories of addiction. Speakers include parents who have lost a child to drug overdose as well as thriving individuals in long-term recovery.

To book a speaker in your community, please contact Rachael Bischel at rachael@victoriasvoicefoundation.com.