Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free, a unique coalition of current and former Governors' spouses, federal agencies, and public and private organizations, is an initiative to prevent the use of alcohol by children ages 9 to 15.

They have partnered with the U.S. Department of Labor and Working Partners to create a toolkit to provide community leaders with tools to take action at the state and local levels to encourage the adoption of drug-free workplace programs that incorporate underage drinking prevention education for parents.

THE TOOLKIT:

The WORKING to Prevent Underage Drinking: Workplace is the Key Toolkit includes:

• A discussion guide on drug-free workplace programs;
• An analysis of state laws as they relate to employment drug testing and drug-free workplace educational requirements;
• A 4-part PowerPoint educational module that businesses can present to their employees on preventing childhood drinking; and
• A compilation of reasons “Why Employers Should Invest” in educating parents in response to the underage drinking epidemic outlined in the 2007 U.S. Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking.

The Toolkit can be found at www.alcoholfreechildren.org.