For Immediate Release
Contact: Lindsay Corcoran 508-368-7252 or 774-670-8811
WORCESTER – For the seventh year, District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. is offering funding for safe post-prom and post-graduation events designed to keep students from driving impaired.
“Prom and graduation are major milestones that deserve to be celebrated, but too often we see young people engaging in risky behavior following these events,” DA Early said. “We’ve been proud to help fund post-prom and post-graduation programs year after year. We know that life can change in the blink of an eye, and we want to do everything we can to prevent a tragedy before it occurs. We will continue to offer these funds to help provide students with the fun and safe events they deserve.”
The grant program has supported these events, organized and overseen by adults, which offer safe drug- and alcohol-free alternatives to the high-risk activities that often follow end of the year celebrations for high school students.
Now in its seventh year, the program annually awards funds to support events in more than 20 different schools across Worcester County.
District Attorney Early felt it was vital to continue supporting these prevention programs and is utilizing his Drug Forfeiture Reinvestment Program this year. Funding to support these grants was previously provided by the Massachusetts Office of Victim Assistance Drunk Driving Trust Fund.
Schools and parent groups can apply for these grants to either support existing events or to assist in establishing new events.
Applications for funding requests are due by Feb. 14th, 2025. To request a grant application, contact Julia Baronowski at Julia.baronowski@mass.gov