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Youths grow into solid citizens when they learn how to make responsible decisions, communicate effectively and avoid drugs. That's where Lions Quest fits in. Lions Quest is a schools-based life-skills program for children from kindergarten to 12th grade.
More than 11 million youths have taken part in a Lions Quest classroom, and more than 350,000 educators and other adults have been trained to implement the programs in school and community settings.
The program has drawn rave reviews from educators and high ratings from government agencies. Lions Quest programs meet all 10 guidelines for effective prevention programs issued by the U.S. Department of Education. Program evaluations have been conducted over the past 20 years by the program developer, school districts, universities, and independent research firms. Results of the studies include improved achievement test scores; change in knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding substance abuse and violence; lower rates of disciplinary problems; lower risk of dropping out of school; as well as decreased use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
In 2007, Lions Quest began a relationship with the Character Education Partnership to bring workshops with CEP's framework and Lions Quest lessons to schools and partnered with and became a member organization of the Community Anti-Drug Coalition of America. Lions Quest was added to the approved list of science-based programs on the California, USA, Department of Education Web site and the approved list of research-validated programs on the California Healthy Kids Resource Center Web site.
Lions originally partnered with Quest International in 1984. LCIF acquired the rights to Lions Quest in 2002 to increase the program's reach and offer greater support and visibility for the Lions who work with their local schools and communities on the program. Lions Quest is currently active in 47 countries and program materials have been translated into 24 languages. |
