Welcome to Footprints
Taking the first steps in prevention education
For Kids
Each of the five characters in the stories has unique footprints and personalities as well as family situations.
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About Footprints
Is a research-based primary prevention program designed to builds assets and teach skills.
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For Parents
Each lesson has a follow-up homework assignment that children are given in school.
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For Teachers
The overall goal of Footprints for Life is to build young children’s social competencies.
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Prevention Education
Through the use of puppets and stories that feature real-life situations experienced by a children's soccer team, the Footprints for Life program offers many opportunities for students to practice the new skills they have learned in a fun and non-threatening way. The stories for each lesson will be shared with the children during the program and can be found on this site.

Footprints for Life is a New Jersey Division of Addiction Services (DAS) - approved evidence-based program and it has been accepted by the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP) for review

How Footprints Works
Footprints is specifically designed to build students’ social competencies, which include planning and decision-making skills, interpersonal skills, peaceful conflict resolution skills, cultural competence skills, and resistance skills.
Theory of Change
Footprints for LifeTM program design is grounded in the theory of asset-based prevention
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Resources for Teachers
To help provide additional information and background, we have put together a list of material
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Teacher Ideas
Over the years we have found many ideas and suggestions that help re-enforce the material and aid its delivery.
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Glossary
This Glossary of Terms was created for classroom teachers involved with Footprints for Life to be used as a reference.
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Interested in Footprints? please contact us.