Keeping Kids Safe in Eddy County: Hannah from Teens in Action on Drug Prevention, Community Events, and Why It Only Takes One

Hannah Ornelas has been doing this work long enough to know that the kids in the room might look like they’re not listening. She keeps going anyway — because if even one of them walks up to her at Walmart ten years from now and says it changed their life, that’s enough.On this episode of Community Forum, host Hattie sits down with Hannah from Teens in Action — the youth arm of the Carlsbad Anti-Gang Anti-Drug Coalition — to talk about what drug prevention looks like when it’s done with compassion instead of fear. From free cabinet locks to classroom curriculum to a community-wide scavenger hunt coming this June, the Coalition is doing more than putting up signs.This is a conversation worth sharing — especially if you have kids in Eddy County schools.Find resources, upcoming events, and a donate button at carlsbadcoalition.com. Please note that the after-school event mentioned in the recording has already happened.Aired on KCCC 930 AM Radio and available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and through the Eddy County Dispatch (kccc930am.substack.com) or our website (www.kccc930am.com).The Eddy County Dispatch, presented by KCCC 930 AM, is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Already a subscriber? A one-time donation goes just as far. Get full access to KCCC Eddy County Dispatch at kccc930am.substack.com/subscribe