About Us 

The Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education is dedicated to providing proven and effective drug prevention programming and strategies to the parents and youth in the West Alabama area. 
  
P.R.I.D.E. of Tuscaloosa is available to come speak to your business, group, or organization.   
For information about speaking engagements, making donations, and volunteering please contact us at pridetuscaloosa@gmail.com or call 205-764-0351.

Mission

As the only non-profit substance abuse prevention
organization in the area, we are dedicated to creating awareness and
passionate about preventing the onset of addiction and substance abuse
in the Tuscaloosa and West Alabama area. We are committed to be a
consistent resource to all age groups in the community to help people
retain their freedom by remaining addiction free. 

Vision

Working in close partnership with area school systems,
families, businesses, governments, and community groups, PRIDE of
Tuscaloosa aggressively increases awareness and implements proven,
holistic evidenced-based programs directly aimed at the prevention and
intervention of the life-destroying substance abuse and addiction
problems in our Tuscaloosa and West Alabama youth populations.
Prevention Service Area
PRIDE provides ongoing prevention services in Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Pickens, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Marengo and Choctaw counties. To find out if PRIDE can come to your county, email us at pridetuscaloosa@gmail.com!

Certified Prevention Agency

The Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education is a Certified Prevention Agency by the State of Alabama Department of Mental Health.

Programs and Activities

PRIDE of Tuscaloosa Prevention Services provides various programs and events throughout the community to create awareness and reduce substance abuse. It reaches these goals through a number of different prevention strategies including promoting environmental changes, coordinating community events, sponsoring educational programming, and providing prevention material to parents, students and the community.

PRIDE provides prevention programming at community events, health fairs, seminars and training sessions.

PRIDE has partnered with the Tuscaloosa County and Tuscaloosa City School Systems in implementing "Have a Little PRIDE", an elementary prevention program designed for 3rd graders and focuses on making healthy lifestyle choices and choosing not to use tobacco, e-cigarettes and alcohol.  

PRIDE is currently working on a program for ALL students as part of our long term goal entitled "CDEP". Check out our Programs page for more information.     

PRIDE Partnerships

PRIDE of Tuscaloosa and Prevention services works closely with West Alabama school systems by:
  • Providing our service area schools with system-wide prevention programming.  
  • Providing educational and promotional materials to our schools throughout the year. 
  • Providing educational and promotional materials year-round in the PRIDE office at no cost to the community.   
  • Providing alcohol prevention materials to high school parents and students, focusing on prom and graduation.
  • Building and maintaining community coalitions in a coordinated effort to reduce addiction rates and substance abuse. 

    Get Involved!!
Our children and our community are worth it. Please consider a monthly donation to PRIDE.