School Community Intervention & Prevention Seeks Sponsors for Hop, SCIP, Jump, and Run
School Community Intervention & Prevention (SCIP; scipnebraska.com) is currently seeking sponsors and booth holders for its annual Hop, SCIP, Jump, and Run fundraiser. This year’s event will take place on May 10 at Antelope Park. Proceeds will benefit SCIP, a program of Lincoln Medical Education Partnership (LMEP; www.lmep.com).
This year’s event will include food trucks, live music, and booths offering a variety of activities for both children and adults. Children and adults of all ages can register to participate in a one-mile Fun Run, with prizes for the top three finishers. All attendees will be eligible for other prize drawings by visiting a minimum number of booths.
SCIP is a program designed to bring together families, schools, and the community to support student behavioral and emotional health. SCIP’s mission is to provide an effective prevention and early intervention process for youth with behavioral health concerns, so they may achieve healthy, productive lives. SCIP works with schools by providing tools and resources to address behavioral and emotional health issues that impact children, adolescents, and their families. Through this event, SCIP hopes to encourage lifelong health and wellness, physically and mentally, of the youth and beyond.
Sponsorships will help School Community Intervention & Prevention (scipnebraska.com) provide needed resources to schools and families throughout the state of Nebraska. Sponsorships available for the event include Title, Finish Line, Hydration Station, Mile Marker, and Booth Holder. For more information on sponsorship opportunities or to learn more about LMEP programs such as SCIP, visit www.lmep.com or contact (402) 327-6843.
School Community Intervention & Prevention is supported in whole or part by Grant #2B08T1010034 under the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and the Nebraska Division of Behavioral Health and monies passed through by Region 4 and Region V to prevention providers ($135,170 or 53%) and $121,933 or 47% from non-governmental entities.