Operation Snowball, Inc. 937 South 2nd Street Springfield, IL 62704 217/528-7335 Email: [email protected] www.os-cgti.org www.operationsnowball.org Leadership development empowering youth to lead drug-free lives! How Can You Help? Your contribution helps to ensure the ongoing success of our work to provide conferences, materials, research, resources, training and technical assistance. You can help to advance and strengthen these important efforts by making a tax-deductible contribution. Whether you are an individual, business or organization you can choose to make a general, memorial, or even monthly donation online. Please visit http://www.os-cgti.org/donate/ to make a donation or call 217.528.7335 or assistance. Snowball is a place where I can be me, and help others be themselves. Going as a participant changed me for the better, and going as snow-staff made me an infinitely richer person in my personal ability to lead, to listen, but most importantly to understand. ~Sasha Cohen, Teen Participant Participating in Snowball has boosted my self-esteem like crazy. I feel important and that I can still be who I want to be and still be accepted by my peers. Snowball introduced me to things I thought I would never understand it. Snowball is simply amazing. ~Kylie Minick, Teen Participant
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Operation Snowball, Inc.
937 South 2nd Street
Springfield, IL 62704
217/528-7335
Email: [email protected]
www.os-cgti.org
www.operationsnowball.org
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How Can You Help?
Your contribution helps to ensure the ongoing success of our
work to provide conferences, materials, research, resources,
training and technical assistance.
You can help to advance and strengthen these important efforts
by making a tax-deductible contribution. Whether you are an
individual, business or organization you can choose to make a
general, memorial, or even monthly donation online.
Please visit http://www.os-cgti.org/donate/ to make a donation or
call 217.528.7335 or assistance.
Snowball is a place where I can be me, and help others be
themselves. Going as a participant changed me for the better,
and going as snow-staff made me an infinitely richer person in
my personal ability to lead, to listen, but most importantly to
understand. ~Sasha Cohen, Teen Participant
Participating in Snowball has boosted my self-esteem like
crazy. I feel important and that I can still be who I want to be
and still be accepted by my peers. Snowball introduced me to
things I thought I would never understand it. Snowball is
simply amazing. ~Kylie Minick, Teen Participant
Mission Statement
Through the development of leadership skills,
Operation Snowball shall be a youth and adult
partnership, providing awareness and prevention
of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, while
encouraging healthy decision-making in an active
community of caring.
Operation Snowball What is Operation Snowball?
Operation Snowball is a substance abuse prevention program
focusing on leadership development to empower youth to
lead drug-free lives. The name originates from the idea that
“If I have a positive impact on you, you can have a positive impact
on someone else and the effect snowballs.” Out of this concept
emerges “A Community of Caring” - the success of
Operation Snowball.
Operation Snowball is founded on the belief that youth and
adults can make responsible decisions when provided with
factual information and an opportunity to develop an under-
standing of one’s self and motivations.
A Comprehensive Prevention Program
A clear message that it is OK to say no!
Program is adaptable to community and school settings that fosters a youth/adult partnership.
Uses the powerful energy and influence of youth to create an atmosphere of positive peer support.
Recognizes youth as part of the solution, not the cause of the problem.
Supports Social Emotional Learning and youth develop attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and cognitive skills
that create healthy and competent adults.
Utilizes the Strategic Prevention Framework in developing the infrastructure needed for a community-
based, public health approach.
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Program Models
Operation Snowball has two types of chapters: school-based
and community-based. The following program models are
used:
Operation Snowflurry
Preschool and elementary age youth
Operation Snowflake
Middle school and junior high school age youth
Operation Snowball
High school age youth
Operation Segue
Young adults age 18–24
Operation Blizzard
Families and adults
Operation Snowcap
Senior citizens
Each program model focuses on the issues resulting from
substance abuse in a manner appropriate for each age group.
The concept of peer helping is an integral part of the
Operation Snowball program. Each model follow the same
principles and guidelines that may include the following:
Weekly meetings
Weekend retreats
Drug-free alternative activities
Peer Helping/Role Modeling
Youth and Adult Partnership
Community Change Agents
Support Operation Snowball is funded in part by the Illinois
Department of Human Services and the Cebrin
Goodman Center an affiliate of the Lillian and Larry
Goodman Foundations.
Statewide Leadership Opportunities Operation Snowball works in cooperation with its sister
program, the Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute (CGTI).
CGTI is a prevention and leadership conference for youth
and adults held annually every summer.
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