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 [email protected] or call 205-764-0351.

Mission

As a non-profit substance abuse prevention organization in the area, we are dedicated to creating awareness and are passionate about preventing the onset of addiction and substance abuse in the Tuscaloosa and West Alabama area. We are committed to being a consistent resource to all age groups in the community and helping people retain their freedom by remaining addiction free.​
Vision
Working in close partnership with area school systems, families, businesses, governments, and community groups, P.R.I.D.E. of Tuscaloosa determinedly 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
P.R.I.D.E. provides ongoing prevention services in Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Pickens, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Marengo and Choctaw counties. To find out if P.R.I.D.E. can come to your county, email us at [email protected]
Prevention Programs
P.R.I.D.E. 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.

P.R.I.D.E. provides prevention programming at community events, health fairs, seminars and training sessions.

P.R.I.D.E. 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 that focuses on making healthy lifestyle choices and choosing not to use tobacco, e-cigarettes and alcohol, as well as providing prevention classes to the middle and high school students. 

P.R.I.D.E. Partnerships​

P.R.I.D.E. of Tuscaloosa 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 P.R.I.D.E. office at no cost to the community.   
  • Providing alcohol prevention materials to high school parents and students.
  • 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. 

Certified Prevention Agency

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