Welcome to Massapequa Takes Action Coalition's e-newsletter designed to connect parents and residents to MTAC's initiatives, programs and news! Please join our coalition, visit our website or like us on Facebook page to learn more about how to be a part of the solution to prevent substance misuse!
Welcome Spring: JOIN MTAC's
Keep the Preserve Pristine Event & More!

Massapequa Takes Action Coalition (MTAC) invites all residents to celebrate spring and participate in its 2nd Annual Keep the Preserve Pristine Cleanup (Rain or Shine) on Saturday, March 26th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The cleanup starts at the LIRR parking lot located at 510 Park Side Blvd, Massapequa. The last walk-through will begin at 11:00 a.m.

Residents can join MTAC and its partners, the New York National Guard Counterdrug Task Force and the Nassau County Police Department and work together to help keep the Massapequa Preserve a safe environment for our community . To learn more about MTAC’s cleanup or become a part of MTAC’s efforts, please contact Maura Ebert, MTAC Project Coordinator at (516) 799-3203 ext. 229 or visit mtacoalition.com.
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week
Massapequa High School Chiefs Challenge and SADD Club will create posters highlighting facts and dangers about underage drinking and substance use. During National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® and year round, teens can test their knowledge about drugs, alcohol, and drug use by taking the interactive National Drug and Alcohol IQ Challenge quiz. 

National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week is an annual national observance, March 21-27, 2022, launched by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Massapequa Takes Action Coalition (MTAC) will utilize Facebook and Instagram to provide facts to parents regarding underage drinking and drug use.
Positive Youth Alternatives
Massapequa Public Library

Take a look at all the Massapequa Public Library has in store for teens (grades 6-12) in April 2022! The library continues to provide a variety of virtual youth programming (and adult!) to engage our teens and tweens.

To learn more about virtual programs resources go to https://www.massapequalibrary.org/teen-department/.

Questions? Please email: mplteens@massapequalibrary.org
Adulting 101 for Teens
A series of weekly virtual classes being held every Thursday from March 24th until April 14th from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Topics include Health and Wellness as well as Careers and Future. Register for individual or all sessions. Teens can help build their knowledge of how to manage adulthood! To register, click here.
MTAC, YES & St. Rose of Lima
Host VIRTUAL Narcan Training
Click Here To Register!
Active Parenting for Parents of Children (5-11)
NOW Offered 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
JOIN MTAC's Town Hall Meeting
Click here for Zoom Link
MTAC Joins PACT Initiative to
Encourage Parent - Teen Communication
regarding the Dangers of Underage Drinking
MTAC Spring Drug Take Back Event
About MTAC
The mission of Massapequa Takes Action Coalition (MTAC) is to prevent and reduce substance misuse and high-risk behaviors in the Massapequas. Since 1997, we have been collaborating with Massapequa Public Schools, parents, residents, law enforcement, clergy, private and non-profit agencies, businesses, and federal, state and local governments to enhance our efforts. This e-newsletter was developed under grant number NH28CE002530-04 from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The views, opinions, and content of this publication are those of the authors and contributors, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or policies of the CDC and ONDCP.