About Us
Prevention Works, Inc. currently develops and delivers research-based prevention education programs that encourage young people and families to make wise decisions and live healthy lives. Major programs address substance abuse prevention, pregnancy prevention, fetal infant mortality reduction strategies, violence prevention, parenting, equality awareness, and adolescent health. Prevention Works programs are designed to be both engaging and educational. Programs provide information through the use of experiential learning activities, team building opportunities, role plays, group discussion, goal setting opportunities, and behavior modification strategies. Direct service staff are often recruited from the target population with a diverse range of ages, genders, races, and ethnicities that are representative of the target population. Participants have the opportunity to experience learning opportunities with a diverse team of facilitators who model professionalism and teamwork while working as a collaborative force within the community. All direct services staff are either Substance Abuse Prevention Specialists or Certified Health Education Specialists or supervised by someone who is. Each program is extensively evaluated for quality control and sustainability. Use of the outcome data is very important to our community when looking to sustain or expand programming. Partnerships with schools and other organizations allow Prevention Works to remove barriers and share data to obtain the best outcome for our community.
Community Partnerships
Arcus Foundation
Bronson Health Foundation
Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation
Borgess Foundation
Boys and Girls Club of Kalamazoo
Bronson Health Foundation
Bronson Methodist Hospital
City of Kalamazoo
City of Portage
Climax-Scotts Community Schools
Comerica Bank
Comstock Public Schools
Drug Treatment Court Foundation of Kalamazoo County
Fetzer Institute
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools
Greater Kalamazoo United Way/Youth United Way
Gull Lake Community Schools
Housing Resources Inc.
Irving S Gilmore Foundation
Junior League of Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo County Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Kalamazoo County Government
Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Kalamazoo Youth Violence Prevention Initiative
Keystone Community Bank
KRESA
Michigan Office of Drug Control Policy
Ninth Circuit Court-Family Division
Parchment School District
Portage Police
Portage Public Schools
Rite Aid Foundation
SAMSHA-Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Vicksburg Community Schools
W.E. Upjohn Institute
Western Michigan University
WMU Police
