Emily’s Hope, a South Dakota nonprofit that raises awareness about substance use disorder, has received a $100,000 grant to launch a new campaign.
The campaign will educate South Dakota students and parents about the dangers of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl and provide families with practical tools to help prevent overdose deaths. The project will reach an estimated 50,000 or more students, parents, and educators across the state, according to a news release from Emily’s Hope.
The campaign will be called Facing Fentanyl: Empowering South Dakota Families Through Awareness. The grant was awarded as part of the Beyond Idea Grant from the South Dakota Community Foundation.
“This is about empowering parents to have hard but life-saving conversations and giving young people the truth before they ever encounter risk,” Angela Kennecke, founder and CEO of Emily’s Hope said in a news release. “Education is prevention, and prevention saves lives.”