The Winooski Teen Center, Winooski Coalition for a Safe and Peaceful Community, and the Winooski PTO are collaborating on six student internships that work to educate the community about tobacco, while encouraging substance-free public places and events.
Tobacco companies bombard the American public—while targeting youth in particular—with messages that normalize smoking and use of other tobacco products. As such, 3,000 people nationally will become new smokers each day as reported by the Vermont Department of Health.
