What is the purpose of SADD?

What is the purpose of SADD?

SADD’s mission is to provide students with the best prevention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, risky and impaired driving, and other destructive decisions.

What do groups like SADD and MADD do?

Visit www.madd.org or call 1-877-ASK-MADD. For almost 40 years, SADD, the nation’s premier youth health & safety organization has worked to empower teens, engage parents, mobilize communities, and change lives around the issues of traffic safety, substance abuse, and personal health and safety.

Why did SADD change their name?

National SADD changed its name to Students Against Destructive Decisions in 1997. This coincided with a fundamental change in the minds of the members of the handful of chapters we worked with in North Dakota at the time.

How did SADD get started?

SADD was founded in 1981 by Robert Anastas and his Wayland High School students in Wayland, Massachusetts. Two Wayland High School hockey players were killed in separate crashes that July which lead Mr. Anastas to work together with his students to found the SADD organization.

Why did Anastas create SADD?

Anastas founded Students Against Drunk Driving, now Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), in 1981 following the deaths of two students in nonrelated drunk driving accidents.

What age groups do SADD programs target?

Whatever age group you wish to focus on, SADD can be utilized. Current Chapters range from elementary-level to young adults. SADD offers all youth the opportunity to get involved and lead prevention initiatives in their individual communities.

What is Sadd and what is its mission?

Mission. SADD’s mission is to empower young people to successfully confront the risks and pressures that challenge them throughout their daily lives.

Is Sadd a nonprofit organization?

SADD – Students Against Destructive Decisions is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1982, and donations are tax-deductible.